''Canthophorus'' is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family

Cydnidae Cydnidae are a family of pentatomoid bugs, known by common names including burrowing bugs or burrower bugs. As the common name would suggest, many members of the group live a subterranean lifestyle, burrowing into soil using their head and forel ...

. There are about eight described species in ''Canthophorus''. Species of this genus were formerly considered to be members of the genus '' Sehirus''.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus ''Canthophorus'': * '' Canthophorus coeruleus'' (Reuter, 1902) * '' Canthophorus dubius'' (Scopoli, 1763) * '' Canthophorus impressus'' (Horváth, 1881) * '' Canthophorus melanopterus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835) * '' Canthophorus mixtus'' Asanova, 1964 * '' Canthophorus niveimarginatus'' Scott, 1874 * '' Canthophorus spec'' (Horvath, 1881) * '' Canthophorus wagneri'' Asanova, 1964

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* * Shield bugs Pentatomomorpha genera {{pentatomomorpha-stub