Scantius

Scantius is a genus of red bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. There are at least two described species in Scantius.[1][2][3]

Scantius aegyptius

Scantius
Scantius aegyptius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Pyrrhocoridae
Genus:	Scantius Stl, 1866

Species

These two species belong to the genus Scantius:

• Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758) ^{g b} (Mediterranean red bug)
• Scantius forsteri (Fabricius, 1781) ^g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

1. "Scantius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
2. "Scantius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
3. "Scantius Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
4. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-07.
5. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-07.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2001). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 4: Pentatomorpha I: Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Malcidae, Berytidae, Colobathristidae, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 90-71912-21-3.
• Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
• Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
• Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.

External links

• Media related to Scantius at Wikimedia Commons