''Canthophorus'' is a genus of

burrowing bug Cydnidae are a family of Pentatomoidea, 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 ...

s 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 ''Sehirus'' is a genus of burrowing bugs belonging to the family Cydnidae, subfamily Sehirinae ''Sehirinae'' is a subfamily of ''burrowing bugs'' belonging to the family Cydnidae Cydnidae are a family of pentatomoid bugs, known by common ...

''.

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

References

External links

* * Shield bugs Pentatomomorpha genera {{pentatomomorpha-stub