Alydus is the type genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species. Species are recorded from North America and Europe through to temperate Asia.
Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Alydus:
- Alydus angulatus <small>Hsiao, 1965</small>
- Alydus calcaratus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> - red-backed bug - type species (as Cimex calcaratus Linnaeus)
- Alydus conspersus <small>Montandon, 1893</small>
- Alydus eurinus <small>(Say, 1825)</small>
- Alydus pilosulus <small>Herrich-Schaeffer, 1847</small>
- Alydus rupestris <small>Fieber, 1861</small>
- Alydus scutellatus <small>Van Duzee, 1903</small>
- Alydus tomentosus <small>Fracker, 1918</small>
- Alydus zichyi <small>Horváth, 1901</small>
- â Alydus pristinus <small>Germar, 1837</small>
- â Alydus pulchellus <small>Heer, 1853</small>
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