Alydidae

Alydidae, commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are at least 60 genera and 300 species altogether. Distributed in the temperate and warmer regions of the Earth, most are tropical and subtropical animals; for example Europe has a mere 10 species, and only 2 of these occur outside the Mediterranean region.

species of insect

species of rice bug

Acestra is a genus of bugs, in the subfamily Micrelytrinae and tribe Micrelytrini. Species have been recorded from China and Peninsular Malaysia.

thumbnail| Leptocorisa Leptocorisa is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 17 described species in Leptocorisa, some of which are known as "rice bugs" or gundhi bugs (in India); they are found in south and east Asia and in Oceania.

species of hemipterans

Slateria is a monotypic genus of bugs, in the subfamily Micrelytrinae and tribe Micrelytrini; it contains the species Slateria granti from Myanmar.

Micrelytra fossularum is a species of European bugs belonging to the family Alydidae and type genus of the tribe Micrelytrini. It is the only representative of the monotypic genus Micrelytra.