Cavelerius is a genus in the true bug family Blissidae. A review by Gao and Zhou (2021) listed 13 total species, including 3 newly discovered species.[2] 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Blissidae |
| Genus: | Cavelerius Distant, 1903[1] |
List of species
edit- Cavelerius antennatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963
- Cavelerius excavatus Distant, 1901 - black bug of sugarcane
- Cavelerius illustris Distant, 1903 (type species)
- Cavelerius minor Slater & Miyamoto, 1963
- Cavelerius mishmiensis Slater & Miyamoto, 1963
- Cavelerius nigrivena Gao & Zhou, 2021
- Cavelerius nigrolimbatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963
- Cavelerius obscuratus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963
- Cavelerius parvimaculatus Gao & Zhou, 2021
- Cavelerius sweeti Slater & Miyamoto, 1963
- Cavelerius saccharivorus Okajima, 1922 - oriental chinch bug
- Cavelerius tinctus Distant, 1903
- Cavelerius yunnanensis Gao & Zhou, 2021
References
edit- ^ Gao, Cuiqing; Zhou, Yu (2021). "Review of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast Asia". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 61 (1): 113.
- ^ Gao, Cuiqing; Zhou, Yu (2021). "Review of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast Asia". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 61 (1): 113–132.
- ^ Gao, Cuiqing; Zhou, Yu (2021). "Review of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast Asia". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 61 (1): 114.
External links
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