Chelinidea


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.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Chelinidea:Chelinidea canyona Hamlin, 1923 Chelinidea hunteri Hamlin, 1923 Chelinidea staffilesi Herring, 1980 Chelinidea tabulata Chelinidea vittiger Uhler, 1863