Dindymus

Dindymus is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. Records of occurrence include Africa, but most are in South East Asia and Australia.

Description

These bugs are often coloured red/orange and black; they may be confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head.

Species

BioLib lists:

subgenus Cornidindymus Stehlík, 2005

1. Dindymus abdominalis <small>Distant, 1914</small>
2. Dindymus griseus <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
3. Dindymus straeleni <small>Schouteden, 1933</small>

subgenus Dindymus Stål, 1861

1. Dindymus albicornis <small>(Fabricius, 1803)</small>
2. Dindymus albomarginatus <small>Stehlík, 2007</small>
3. Dindymus brevis <small>Blöte, 1931</small>
4. Dindymus chinensis <small>Stehlík & Jindra, 2006</small>
5. Dindymus croesus <small>Distant, 1914</small>
6. Dindymus decisus <small>Walker, 1873</small>
7. Dindymus decolor <small>Breddin, 1900</small>
8. Dindymus flavipennis <small>Blöte, 1931</small>
9. Dindymus lanius <small>Stål, 1863</small>
10. Dindymus medogensis <small>S.L. Liu, 1981</small>
11. Dindymus punctithorax <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
12. Dindymus pyrochrous <small>(Boisduval, 1835)</small>
13. Dindymus rubiginosus <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>
14. Dindymus sanguineus <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>

subgenus Limadindymus Stehlík, 2005

1. Dindymus brunneus <small>(Stehlík, 2005)</small>
2. Dindymus dispersus <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
3. Dindymus kotheae <small>(Stehlík, 2005)</small>
4. Dindymus montanellus <small>(Stehlík, 2005)</small>
5. Dindymus riedeli <small>(Stehlík, 2005)</small>
6. Dindymus schoenitzeri <small>(Stehlík, 2005)</small>

subgenus Pseudodindymus Stehlík, 2009

1. Dindymus sandakan <small>Stehlík, 2010</small>

incertae sedis

1. Dindymus amboinensis <small>(Fabricius, 1803)</small>
2. Dindymus basifer <small>Walker, 1873</small>
3. Dindymus bifurcatus <small>Stehlík & Jindra, 2006</small>
4. Dindymus bougainvillensis <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
5. Dindymus circumcinctus <small>Stål, 1863</small>
6. Dindymus constanti <small>Stehlík & Jindra, 2006</small>
7. Dindymus dembickyi <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
8. Dindymus fecialis <small>Stål, 1863</small>
9. Dindymus flammeolus <small>(Distant, 1901)</small>
10. Dindymus kokadanus <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
11. Dindymus lautereri <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
12. Dindymus malayensis <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
13. Dindymus minutus <small>Blöte, 1933</small>
14. Dindymus nitidicollis <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
15. Dindymus pectoralis <small>Schmidt, 1932</small>
16. Dindymus pulcher <small>Stal, 1863</small>
17. Dindymus rubriventris <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
18. Dindymus talaudensis <small>Stehlík & Jindra, 2006</small>
19. Dindymus thunbergi <small>Stål, 1856.</small>
20. Dindymus ventralis <small>Mayr, 1866</small>
21. Dindymus versicolor <small>(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1853)</small>
22. Dindymus webbi <small>Stehlík, 2006</small>
23. Dindymus wynigerae <small>Stehlík & Jindra, 2006</small>

Several species in the genus are beneficial predators, including D. rubiginosus, D. pulcher. and D. pyrochrous, but one species (D. versicolor) is a minor plant pest.

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