Cyrtopeltis is a genus of capsid bugs in the tribe Dicyphini (subtribe Dicyphina), erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1860.Fieber FX (1861) Die europäischen Hemipteren. Halbflügler (Rhynchota Heteroptera). Gerold's Sohn, Wien. pp. 113-444. Species have been recorded from the African, Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental realms; the type species, Cyrtopeltis geniculata is from mainland (mostly southern) Europe. Some crop pest species including the tomato bugMcAvoy G (2015) Growing Produce: Stop Tomato Bugs From Sucking Your Crops Dry and "Cyrtopeltis nicotianae" have been placed here, but are now included in the related genus Engytatus.
Species The On-line Systematic Catalogue of Plant BugsAMNH: genus Cyrtopeltis Fieber, 1860 (retrieved 12 July 2026) includes: Cyrtopeltis callosus Cyrtopeltis canariensis Cyrtopeltis geniculata Cyrtopeltis kahakai Cyrtopeltis melanocephala Cyrtopeltis miyamotoi Cyrtopeltis nakatanii Cyrtopeltis rufobrunnea Cyrtopeltis salviae Cyrtopeltis taxila
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External links Images at iNaturalist