''Wolfius'' is a

monotypic genus 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 "unispe ...

of bugs in the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Colpurini The ColpuriniBreddin G (1900) ''Entomologische Nachrichten'' 26: 39. are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae Coreinae is a Subfamily (biology), subfamily in the hemipteran family Coreidae. They have been shown to be paraphy ...

, erected by

William Lucas Distant William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early years Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R ...

in 1902.Distant WL (1902) ''The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota 1 (Heteroptera)'' 379, 380. It contains the single species ''Wolfius exemplificatus'', recorded from Thailand and Burma.

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* Coreidae genera Monotypic Hemiptera genera Taxa named by William Lucas Distant {{Coreoidea-stub