Cavelerius

Cavelerius is a genus in the true bug 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