Gelastocoris Explained

Gelastocoris is a genus of toad bugs in the family Gelastocoridae. There are more than 20 described species in Gelastocoris.

Species

These 23 species belong to the genus Gelastocoris:

• Gelastocoris amazonensis Melin, 1929
• Gelastocoris andinus Melin, 1929
• Gelastocoris apureensis Melin, 1929
• Gelastocoris barberi Torre-Bueno
• Gelastocoris bolivianus De Carlo, 1954
• Gelastocoris bufo (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840)
• Gelastocoris curiosus Poinar & Brown, 2016
• Gelastocoris decarloi Estévez & Schnack, 1977
• Gelastocoris flavus (Guérin-Méneville, 1835)
• Gelastocoris fuscus Martin, 1929
• Gelastocoris hungerfordi Melin, 1929
• Gelastocoris major Montandon, 1910
• Gelastocoris martinezi De Carlo, 1954
• Gelastocoris monrosi De Carlo, 1959
• Gelastocoris nebulosus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Gelastocoris oculatus (Fabricius, 1798) (big-eyed toad bug)
• Gelastocoris paraguayensis De Carlo, 1954
• Gelastocoris peruensis Melin, 1929
• Gelastocoris quadrimaculatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
• Gelastocoris rotundatus Champion, 1901
• Gelastocoris vandamepompanoni Boulard & Jauffret, 1984
• Gelastocoris vicinus Champion, 1901
• Gelastocoris viridis Todd, 1955

Extinct species

• †Gelastocoris curiosus Poinar and Brown 2016^[1] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Further reading

• A Taxonomic Revision of the Family Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera). 1955. Todd . Edward L.. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 37. 11. 277–475. 10.5962/bhl.part.1590. free. 1808/26411. free.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. 1995. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-12-2.

Notes and References

1. Poinar. George. Brown. Alex E.. August 2016. Toad bugs (Hemiptera: Gelastocoridae) in Myanmar amber. Cretaceous Research. 63. 39–44. 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.02.013. 0195-6671.