Rhynchocoris

Rhynchocoris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Pentatominae
Tribe: Rhynchocorini
Genus: Rhynchocoris
Westwood, 1837
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image icon 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. Species are recorded from India, southern China, Indochina and Malesia.

Species

BioLib includes:

  1. Rhynchocoris humeralis (Thunberg, 1783) – type species (as Cimex hamatus Fabricius, 1787 = Cimex humeralis Thunberg, 1783: by subsequent designation)
  2. Rhynchocoris nigridens Stål, 1871
  3. Rhynchocoris plagiatus (Walker, 1867)

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ GBIF: genus Rhynchocoris Westwood, 1837 (retrieved 7 December 2025)
  3. ↑ BioLib.cz: genus Rhynchocoris Westwood, 1837 (retrieved 7 December 2025)