Sycanus Explained

Sycanus is a genus of assassin bug with many species that are found in the African and Asian region.^[1]

Partial species list

Species in the genus include

• Sycanus affinis Reuter, 1881
• Sycanus albofasciatus Bergroth, 1908
• Sycanus ater (Wolff, 1802)
• Sycanus atrocoerulens Signoret, 1862
• Sycanus bifidus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Sycanus collaris (Fabricius, 1785)
• Sycanus croceovittatus Dohrn, 1959
• Sycanus dubius Paiva, 1919
• Sycanus falleni Stal, 1863
• Sycanus galbanus Distant, 1906
• Sycanus indagator Stal, 1863
• Sycanus inermis Distant, 1902
• Sycanus pyrrhomelas Walker, 1873
• Sycanus reclinatus Stal Dorn, 1859
• Sycanus rubicratus Stal, 1874
• Sycanus ventralis Distant, 1919
• Sycanus versicolor Dohrn, 1859
• Sycanus vividus Distant, 1919

Notes and References

1. Book: Fauna of British India. Rhychota. Volume 2. Distant, WL. 1904. 351. Taylor and Francis. London.