Belenus (bug) explained

Belenus is a genus of African lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about nine described species in Belenus.^{[1] [2]}

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Belenus:

• Belenus adocetus Drake, 1957
• Belenus angulatus Distant, 1909
• Belenus bengalensis Distant, 1909
• Belenus davidii Livingstone, 1972
• Belenus dentatus (Fieber, 1844)
• Belenus eupetes Drake and Ruhoff, 1965
• Belenus laplumei (Schouteden, 1916)
• Belenus parvicollis Linnavuori, 1977
• Belenus thomasi Drake, 1957

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. 1997. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 2: Cimicomorpha 1. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 90-71912-15-9. 10.1093/aesa/90.6.866.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1926. Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. 10.5962/bhl.title.6871. free.
• Drake . Carl J.. Ruhoff . Florence A.. 1965. Lacebugs of the World: A Catalog (Hemiptera: Tingidae). United States National Museum Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution. 243.
• Froeschner . Richard C.. 1995. Review of the New World lace bug genera Acanthocheila Stål and Carvalhotingis new genus (Heteroptera: Tingidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 97. 2. 331–339. 0013-8797.
• Guilbert . Eric. Damgaard . Jakob. D'Haese . Cyrille A.. 2014. Phylogeny of the lacebugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Tingidae) using morphological and molecular data. Systematic Entomology. 39. 3. 431–441. 1365-3113.
• Henry . Thomas J.. Froeschner . Richard C.. 1992. Corrections and additions to the Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 94. 2. 263–272. 0013-8797.
• Book: Henry . Thomas J.. Froeschner . Richard C.. 1988. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. 0-916846-44-X.
• Schuh . Randall T.. Cassis . Gerasimos. Guilbert . Eric. 2006. Description of the first recent macropterous species of Vianaidinae (Heteroptera: Tingidae) with comments on the phylogenetic relationships of the family within the Cimicomorpha. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 114. 1–2. 38–53. 0028-7199.
• Schuh . Randall T.. Weirauch . Christiane. Wheeler . Ward C.. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis. Systematic Entomology. 34. 1. 15–48. 1365-3113.
• Book: Walker . Francis. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. 10.5962/bhl.title.9254. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belenus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-03-12.
2. Web site: Browse Belenus. Catalogue of Life. 2018-03-12.