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.[1][2][3] Species are recorded from North America and Europe through to temperate Asia.[4]

Alydus
Alydus eurinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Alydinae
Genus: Alydus
Fabricius, 1803
Alydus

Species

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These 11 species belong to the genus Alydus:

References

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  1. ^ "Alydus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Alydus". GBIF. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2018). "Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 1 April 2019.

Further reading

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  • Schaefer, Carl W.; Schaffner, Joseph C. (1994). "Alydus calcaratus in North America (Hemiptera: Alydidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 96: 314–317. ISSN 0013-8797.
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