Chelinidea is a genus of cactus bugs in the family Coreidae, and is the sole genus of the monotypic tribe Chelinideini. There are five described species in Chelinidea, found in Central and North America, where they typically feed on cacti in the genus Opuntia. Three of these species have been introduced into Australia.
Species
These five species belong to the genus Chelinidea:
- Chelinidea canyona <small>Hamlin, 1923</small> (North and Central America, Australia)
- Chelinidea hunteri <small>Hamlin, 1923</small> (North and Central America)
- Chelinidea staffilesi <small>Herring, 1980</small> (Central America)
- Chelinidea tabulata <small>(Burmeister, 1835)</small> (prickly pear bug) (North, Central, and South America, Australia)
- Chelinidea vittiger <small>Uhler, 1863</small> (cactus coreid) (North and Central America, Australia)
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