Cydnocoris Explained

Cydnocoris is a genus of assassin bugs found in tropical Asia. It has been suggested that this genus be either treated as a synonym of Cutocoris or the later name be suppressed.[1]

Cydnocoris gilvus has been considered a potential biological control agent against Helopeltis as it is mass-culturable with low cannibalism.[2] A post-mortem on a patient found that death had been caused by choking from inflamed throat caused by a Cydnocoris gilvus that had been accidentally ingested.[3]

Species in the genus include:

Notes and References

  1. Swanson, D.R. . 2019. Cydnocoris Stål, 1866 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Reduviidae): a junior synonym of Cutocoris Stål, 1859. Zootaxa. 4559 . 1. 185–188. 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.1.10 .
  2. Srikumar. K.K.. Bhat. P.S.. Raviprasad. T.N.. Vanitha. K.. 2014-06-26. Biology, behaviour and functional response of Cydnocoris gilvus Brum. (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) a predator of Tea Mosquito Bug (Helopeltis antonii Sign.) on cashew in India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 6. 6. 5864–5870. 10.11609/JoTT.o3815.5864-70. free.
  3. Sonar, V.. Patil, S. . 2018. Unusual case of choking due to assassin bug (Cydnocoris gilvus). Medicine, Science and the Law. 58. 1. 67–69. 10.1177/0025802417747429. free.

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