Castolus Explained

Castolus is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are about 16 described species in Castolus.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Castolus:

• Castolus annulatus Maldonado & Brailovsky, 1992-01
• Castolus bicolor Maldonado, 1976
• Castolus bolivari Brailovsky, 1982
• Castolus ferox (Banks, 1910)
• Castolus fuscoapicatus (Stål, 1860)
• Castolus lineatus Maldonado, 1976
• Castolus multicinctus Stål, 1872
• Castolus nigriventris Breddin, 1904
• Castolus pallidus Maldonado, 1976
• Castolus pecus
• Castolus plagiaticollis Stål, 1858
• Castolus rufomarginatus Champion, 1899
• Castolus spissicornis (Stål, 1860)
• Castolus subinermis (Stål, 1862)
• Castolus tricolor Champion, 1899
• Castolus trinotatus (Stål, 1866)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. 1996. Péricart . J.. Golub . V. B.. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-15-3.
• Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis. 2009. Schuh . Randall T.. Weirauch . Christiane. Wheeler . Ward C.. Systematic Entomology. 34. 1. 15–48. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. 10.1.1.498.8756.