Cavelerius


Cavelerius is a genus of Asian seed bugs in the family Blissidae. A review by Gao and Zhou listed 13 total species, including 3 newly discovered species. 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.

List of species

Cavelerius antennatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963Cavelerius excavatus Distant, 1901 - black bug of sugarcaneCavelerius illustris Distant, 1903 Cavelerius minor Slater & Miyamoto, 1963Cavelerius mishmiensis Slater & Miyamoto, 1963Cavelerius nigrivena Gao & Zhou, 2021Cavelerius nigrolimbatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963Cavelerius obscuratus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963Cavelerius parvimaculatus Gao & Zhou, 2021Cavelerius sweeti Slater & Miyamoto, 1963Cavelerius saccharivorus Okajima, 1922 - oriental chinch bugCavelerius tinctus Distant, 1903Cavelerius yunnanensis Gao & Zhou, 2021