Cydnocoris

Cydnocoris is a genus of assassin bugs found in tropical Asia. It has been suggested that this genus be either treated as a synonym of Cutocoris Stål, 1859 or the later name be suppressed.[1]

Cydnocoris
Cydnocoris gilvus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Cydnocoris
Stål, 1866
Type species
Myocoris gilvus
Burmeister, 1838

Cydnocoris gilvus has been considered a potential biological control agent against Helopeltis as it is mass-culturable with low cannibalism.[2] A post-mortem on a patient found that death had been caused by choking from inflamed throat caused by a Cydnocoris gilvus that had been accidentally ingested.[3]

Species in the genus include:

  • Cydnocoris fasciatus Reuter,1881
  • Cydnocoris gilvus (Burmeister, 1837)
  • Cydnocoris crocatus Stål, 1866
  • Cydnocoris russatus Stål, 1867

References
  1. Swanson, D.R. (2019). "Cydnocoris Stål, 1866 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Reduviidae): a junior synonym of Cutocoris Stål, 1859". Zootaxa. 4559 (1): 185–188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4559.1.10.
  2. Srikumar, K.K.; Bhat, P.S.; Raviprasad, T.N.; Vanitha, K. (2014-06-26). "Biology, behaviour and functional response of Cydnocoris gilvus Brum. (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) a predator of Tea Mosquito Bug (Helopeltis antonii Sign.) on cashew in India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 6 (6): 5864–5870. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3815.5864-70.
  3. Sonar, V.; Patil, S. (2018). "Unusual case of choking due to assassin bug (Cydnocoris gilvus)". Medicine, Science and the Law. 58 (1): 67–69. doi:10.1177/0025802417747429.
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