Antilochus is an Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, erected by Carl Stål in 1863. Species in this genus occurs in tropical Africa including Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia, the Malay Archipelago, and New Guinea. About 20-30 species are known in the genus.
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Description
Antilochus are brightly coloured, usually red and black, and easily differentiated from other pyrrhocorids by the head being transversely depressed behind the eyes. They are often confused with bugs in the family Lygaeidae, but can be distinguished by the lack of ocelli on the head. Unlike most pyrrhocorids, Antilochus species are predatory, rather than herbivorous.
Species
Species that have been described in the genus include:
Antilochus amorosus Breddin, 1909
Antilochus angulifer (Walker, 1873)
Antilochus angustus Stehlík, 2009
Antilochus astridae Schouteden, 1933
Antilochus bicolor Lethierry, 1888
Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794)
Antilochus coloratus (Walker, 1872)
Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)
Antilochus discifer Stål, 1863
Antilochus discoidalis (Burmeister, 1834)
Antilochus grelaki Schmidt, 1932
Antilochus histrionicus Stål, 1863
Antilochus immundulus Breddin, 1901
Antilochus kubani Stehlík, 2005
Antilochus latiusculus Blöte, 1932
Antilochus lineatipes (Stål, 1858)
Antilochus maximus Breddin, 1900
Antilochus nigripes (Burmeister, 1835)
Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855)
Antilochus reflexus Stål, 1863
Antilochus russus Stål, 1863
Antilochus sulawesiensis Stehlík, 2009
Antilochus webbi Stehlík, 2009
Subgenus Neaeretus
Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794)
Antilochus distantii (Reuter, 1887)
Antilochus kmenti Stehlík, 2009
Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855)
Antilochus pterobrachys Stehlík, 2011
Antilochus similis Stehlík, 2009
Antilochus violaceus (Carlini, 1892)