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.[1][2][3][4]

Chelinidea
Chelinidea tabulata, Prickly Pear Bug
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Subfamily: Coreinae
Tribe: Chelinideini
Genus: Chelinidea
Uhler, 1863
Chelinidea vittiger, cactus coreid

Species

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These five species belong to the genus Chelinidea:

References

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  1. ^ "Chelinidea". GBIF. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Chelinidea Uhler, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Chelinidea genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2020). "genus Chelinidea Uhler, 1863". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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