Cavelerius is a genus of Asian seed bugs in the family Blissidae. A review by Gao and Zhou (2021) listed 13 total species, including 3 newly discovered species. The insects of this genus feed by sucking the sap out of the stems and leaves of grasses and grass-like plants. The species C. saccharivorus is a major pest of sugarcane in Southeast Asia and Japan, and the species C. excavatus and C. sweeti are major pests of sugarcane in India.
List of species Cavelerius antennatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 Cavelerius excavatus Distant, 1901 - black bug of sugarcane Cavelerius illustris Distant, 1903 (type species) Cavelerius minor Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 Cavelerius mishmiensis Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 Cavelerius nigrivena Gao & Zhou, 2021 Cavelerius nigrolimbatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 Cavelerius obscuratus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 Cavelerius parvimaculatus Gao & Zhou, 2021 Cavelerius sweeti Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 Cavelerius saccharivorus Okajima, 1922 - oriental chinch bug Cavelerius tinctus Distant, 1903 Cavelerius yunnanensis Gao & Zhou, 2021
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