Ochlerus sp. from Bolivia
Photo courtesy of Stephen Marshall

Menipha Amyot & Serville, 1843: 112. (syn. by Stål, 1867)

Melanodermus Stål, 1867: 524. (syn. by Rolston, 1992)

Type species: Ochlerus Spinola, 1837: Ochlerus cinctus Spinola, 1837, by monotypy. Menipha Amyot & Serville, 1843: Menipha brunnea Amyot & Serville, 1843 (= Ochlerus cinctus Spinola, 1837), by monotypy. Melanodermus Stål, 1867: Ochlerus circummaculatus Stål, 1860, by subsequent designation (Kirkaldy, 1909).

Taxonomic placement: This is type genus for the tribe Ochlerini which resides in the subfamily Discocephalinae.

Included Species:

bergrothi Breddin, 1910
bistillatus Breddin, 1910
cinctus Spinola, 1837
circummaculatus Stål, 1860
communis Breddin, 1910
cotylophorus Breddin, 1910
dentijugis Breddin, 1910
handlirschi Breddin, 1910
incisulus Breddin, 1910
notatulus Breddin, 1910
profanus profanus Breddin, 1910
profanus praetextatus Breddin
rusticus Breddin, 1910
signoreti Breddin, 1910
sordidus Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
stylulatus Breddin, 1910
tenuicornis Breddin, 1910

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