Riptortus Explained

Riptortus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are more than 20 described species in Riptortus.

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Riptortus:

• Riptortus abdominalis (Westwood, 1842)
• Riptortus acantharis (Dallas, 1852)
• Riptortus aegyptiacus Lindberg, 1939
• Riptortus annulicornis (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
• Riptortus decisus (Walker, 1871)
• Riptortus dentipes (Fabricius, 1787)
• Riptortus distinguendus Blöte, 1934
• Riptortus eugeniae (Stål, 1859)
• Riptortus fabricii (Signoret, 1861)
• Riptortus flavovittatus (Stål, 1855)
• Riptortus fuliginosus Blöte & Hagenbach, 1934
• Riptortus imperialis Kirkaldy, 1905
• Riptortus insularis China, 1930
• Riptortus linearis (Fabricius, 1775)
• Riptortus longipes (Dallas, 1852)
• Riptortus macleani Schaffner, 1963
• Riptortus masculus Breddin, 1901
• Riptortus oxianus Kiritshenko, 1914
• Riptortus parvus Hsiao, 1964
• Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius, 1775) (Bean Bug)
• Riptortus pilosus (Thunberg, 1783)
• Riptortus rubronotatus Blöte, 1934
• Riptortus ryukyuensis Kikuhara, 2005
• Riptortus saileri Usinger, 1952
• Riptortus serripes (Fabricius, 1775)
• Riptortus stalii (Signoret, 1858)
• Riptortus strenuus Horváth, 1889

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.