Chamus Explained

Chamus is a genus of Miridae or capsid bugs in the tribe Dicyphini and subtribe Odoniellina. Species can be found in central and southern Africa, with the type C. wealei first described by Distant in 1904.^[1]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:^[2]

1. Chamus conradsianus Schouteden, 1942
2. Chamus incertus Reuter & Poppius, 1911
3. Chamus mefisto Reuter & Poppius, 1911
4. Chamus overlaeti Schouteden, 1942
5. Chamus reuteri Poppius, 1914
6. Chamus schroederi Poppius, 1912
7. Chamus wealei Distant, 1904 - type species^[1] (synonym C. ghesquierei Schouteden, 1942^[2])

Notes and References

1. Distant WL (1904) Rhynchotal Notes. XXI. Heteroptera, fam. Capsidae (Part II). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13: 194-206.
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/4778253 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Chamus Distant, 1904 (retrieved 9 November 2021)