Rhynchocoris
| Rhynchocoris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Subfamily: | Pentatominae |
| Tribe: | Rhynchocorini |
| Genus: | Rhynchocoris Westwood, 1837 |
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| Insects of Hong Kong (citizen science): Rhynchocoris humeralis |
Rhynchocoris is a genus of Asian shield bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae and typical of tribe Rhynchocorini, erected by John Westwood in 1837.[1] Species are recorded from India, southern China, Indochina and Malesia.[2]
Species
BioLib[3] includes:
- Rhynchocoris humeralis (Thunberg, 1783) – type species (as Cimex hamatus Fabricius, 1787 = Cimex humeralis Thunberg, 1783: by subsequent designation)
- Rhynchocoris nigridens Stål, 1871
- Rhynchocoris plagiatus (Walker, 1867)
References
- ^ Westwood JO (1837) A catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. with short Latin descriptions of the new species. J.C. Bridgewater, London: 1-46.
- ^ GBIF: genus Rhynchocoris Westwood, 1837 (retrieved 7 December 2025)
- ^ BioLib.cz: genus Rhynchocoris Westwood, 1837 (retrieved 7 December 2025)