''Chelinidea'' is a genus of cactus bugs in the family

Coreidae Coreidae is a large family (biology), family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives from the Ancient Greek () meaning bedbug. As a fam ...

, and is the sole genus of the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

tribe Chelinideini. There are five described species in ''Chelinidea'', found in Central and North America, where they typically feed on cacti in the genus ''

Opuntia ''Opuntia'', commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. Cacti are native to the Americas, and are well adapted to arid clima ...

''. Three of these species have been introduced into Australia.

Species

These five species belong to the genus ''Chelinidea'': * '' Chelinidea canyona'' Hamlin, 1923 (North and Central America, Australia) * '' Chelinidea hunteri'' Hamlin, 1923 (North and Central America) * '' Chelinidea staffilesi'' Herring, 1980 (Central America) * '' Chelinidea tabulata'' (Burmeister, 1835) (prickly pear bug) (North, Central, and South America, Australia) * ''

Chelinidea vittiger ''Chelinidea vittiger'', known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae Coreidae is a large family (biology), family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The ...

'' Uhler, 1863 (cactus coreid) (North and Central America, Australia)

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* Coreidae genera Chelinideini Hemiptera of Central America Taxa named by Philip Reese Uhler {{Coreidae-stub

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