Cavelerius is a genus of Asian seed bugs in the family Blissidae. A review by Gao and Zhou (2021) listed 13 total species, including 3 newly discovered species. The insects of this genus feed by sucking the sap out of the stems and leaves of grasses and grass-like plants. The species C. saccharivorus is a major pest of sugarcane in Southeast Asia and Japan, and the species C. excavatus and C. sweeti are major pests of sugarcane in India.
List of species
- Cavelerius antennatus <small>Slater & Miyamoto, 1963</small>
- Cavelerius excavatus <small>Distant, 1901</small> - black bug of sugarcane
- Cavelerius illustris <small>Distant, 1903</small> (type species)
- Cavelerius minor <small>Slater & Miyamoto, 1963</small>
- Cavelerius mishmiensis <small>Slater & Miyamoto, 1963</small>
- Cavelerius nigrivena <small>Gao & Zhou, 2021</small>
- Cavelerius nigrolimbatus <small>Slater & Miyamoto, 1963</small>
- Cavelerius obscuratus <small>Slater & Miyamoto, 1963</small>
- Cavelerius parvimaculatus <small>Gao & Zhou, 2021</small>
- Cavelerius sweeti <small>Slater & Miyamoto, 1963</small>
- Cavelerius saccharivorus <small>Okajima, 1922</small> - oriental chinch bug
- Cavelerius tinctus <small>Distant, 1903</small>
- Cavelerius yunnanensis <small>Gao & Zhou, 2021</small>
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