Alydus is the type genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species. Species are recorded from North America and Europe through to temperate Asia. thumb|Alydus
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Alydus is the type genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 11 described species in Alydus, including 2 extinct species. Species are recorded from North America and Europe through to temperate Asia. thumb|Alydus
==Species== These 11 species belong to the genus Alydus: Alydus angulatus Hsiao, 1965 Alydus calcaratus (Linnaeus, 1758) - red-backed bug - type species (as Cimex calcaratus Linnaeus) Alydus conspersus Montandon, 1893 Alydus eurinus (Say, 1825) Alydus pilosulus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1847 Alydus rupestris Fieber, 1861 Alydus scutellatus Van Duzee, 1903 Alydus tomentosus Fracker, 1918 Alydus zichyi Horváth, 1901 † Alydus pristinus Germar, 1837 † Alydus pulchellus Heer, 1853
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