Pycanum
genus of insects
Pycanum is a genus of bugs in the family Tessaratomidae. Species are mostly recorded from southern China, Indochina and Malesia.
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes:
†Pycanum griseum Piton, 1940
Pycanum occidentale Ghate, More & Magnien, 2020
Pycanum ochraceum Distant, 1893
Pycanum oculatum Jensen-Haarup, 1931
Pycanum ponderosum Stål, 1854
Pycanum pretiosum Stål, 1854
Pycanum rubens (Fabricius, 1794) (= P. alternatum Lepeletier & Serville, 1828)
†Pycanum vanvollenhoveni Piton, 1940
Note NCBI also includes "Pycanum sp.
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