Antilochus is an Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, erected by Carl Stål in 1863.Stål C (1863) Berlin, Ent. Z., 7. 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.
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:BioLib.cz: genus Antilochus Stål, 1863 (retrieved 28 June 2024)
Antilochus amorosus Antilochus angulifer Antilochus angustus Antilochus astridae Antilochus bicolor Antilochus boerhaviae Antilochus coloratus Antilochus coquebertii Antilochus discifer Antilochus discoidalis Antilochus grelaki Antilochus histrionicus Antilochus immundulus Antilochus kubani Antilochus latiusculus Antilochus lineatipes Antilochus maximus Antilochus nigripes Antilochus nigrocruciatus Antilochus reflexus Antilochus russus Antilochus sulawesiensis Antilochus webbi Subgenus Neaeretus Antilochus boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1794) Antilochus distantii (Reuter, 1887) Antilochus kmenti Antilochus nigrocruciatus (Stål, 1855) Antilochus pterobrachys Antilochus similis Antilochus violaceus (Carlini, 1892)
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