Family Broad-headed Bugs (Alydidae)
Alydidae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 27 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Alydidae (27)
Alydus eurinus
Alydus eurinus
Identification: Pronotum with rounded hind angles, with no pale margins, head and pronotum densely hairy and punctuate, membrane all dark
Alydus pilosulus
Alydus pilosulus
Identification: pronotal humeri pointed (acute), side margins pale
Alydus scutellatus
Alydus scutellatus
Identification: adult habitus Type Locality: New Mexico, San Miguel Co., Beulah, 1901 August 17th, leg. Dr. Henry Skinner.
Darmistus crassicornis
Darmistus crassicornis
Identification: Antennal segment II longer than IV; antennal segment I thick, heavily setose
Esperanza texana
Esperanza texana
Identification: hind femora not clubbed Det. M. A. Quinn, 2017 Type Locality: Esperanza Ranch , Brownsville, Texas; date: 29-VII-1904
Texas Bow-legged Bug
Hyalymenus tarsatus
Identification: Males having slightly thicker legs than the females. Colors of the immatures are highly variable and come in red, black, gray, tan, brown and all kinds of combinations: Nymphs:
Lupine Bug
Megalotomus quinquespinosus
Identification: note pale base to antennal clubs (not strictly diagnostic), tip of scutellum white, base of hind femora pale
Protenor belfragei
Protenor belfragei
Identification: characteristics distinguishing from P. australis : head less than one-fourth longer than pronotum; upper and lower pair of apical processes of cheeks contiguous or nearly so throughout their length Brailovsky separates our two spp. th
Stenocoris furcifera
Stenocoris furcifera
Identification: Separated from S. (O.) filiformis by the presence of a red midlongitudinal ventral line as well as characteristics of the genitalia (Ahmad 1965).
Stenocoris tipuloides
Stenocoris tipuloides
Identification: "may be distinguished from the other species from neighboring territory by the rufescent tips of the femora and the produced, entire sixth ventral segment of the female. The body and legs are more elongate than those of any other Core
Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus
Alydus conspersus
Alydus conspersus
Alydus tomentosus
Alydus tomentosus
Apidaurus conspersus
Apidaurus conspersus
Burtinus notatipennis
Burtinus notatipennis
Cydamus abditus
Cydamus abditus
Cydamus borealis
Cydamus borealis
Darmistus duncani
Darmistus duncani
Darmistus subvittatus
Darmistus subvittatus
Hyalymenus longispinus
Hyalymenus longispinus
Hyalymenus subinermis
Hyalymenus subinermis
Neomegalotomus parvus
Neomegalotomus parvus
Neomegalotomus rufipes
Neomegalotomus rufipes
Protenor australis
Protenor australis
Stachyocnemus apicalis
Stachyocnemus apicalis
Tollius curtulus
Tollius curtulus
Tollius setosus
Tollius setosus