Orsilochides Explained

Orsilochides is a genus of shield-backed bugs in the family Scutelleridae. There are at least three described species in Orsilochides.

Species

An incomplete list of species belonging to the genus Orsilochides is as follows:

• Orsilochides guttata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839)
• Orsilochides leucoptera
• Orsilochides scurrilis
• Orsilochides stictica
• Orsilochides variabilis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1837)

Further reading

• Diolcus variegatus (Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Scutelleridae), a Caribbean species established in south Florida. 2002. Eger . J. R. Jr.. Baranowski . R. M.. The Florida Entomologist. 85. 1. 267–269. 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0267:DVHPSA]2.0.CO;2. 3496848. free.
• Generic placement and synonymy of some New World Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the British Museum (Natural History). 1995. Eger . J. E. Jr.. Lattin . J. D.. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 103. 4. 412–420. 25010192.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.
• Book: The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. 1982. McPherson . J. E.. Southern Illinois University Press. 978-0809310401.