About Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)
Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803), an Old World true bug species in the family Pyrrhocoridae, is very commonly misspelled as coqueberti. This species occurs in South and Southeast Asia. It has a bright red-and-black coloration. This bug is a beneficial predator that feeds on other pyrrhocorids, particularly members of the genus Dysdercus, which are classified as crop pests. It is often mistaken for bugs from the family Lygaeidae, but can be told apart by the absence of ocelli on its head. It can also be easily distinguished from Dysdercus bugs by the lack of white stripes across its body. This species is also known to have a cannibalistic nature.
