About Sehirus cinctus (Palisot, 1811)
Sehirus cinctus, commonly called the white-margined burrower bug, is a species of true bug placed in the suborder Heteroptera. It belongs to the genus of burrowing bugs, family Cydnidae, and subfamily Sehirinae. This bug feeds on plants from two families: Urticaceae, the nettle family, and Lamiaceae, the mint family. This species has unusual brooding behavior among bugs. A female lays 120 to 150 eggs inside shallow burrows, and guards the eggs after laying. Once the nymphs hatch, the mother brings food to them in the burrow for 1 to 3 days. After this period, the young leave the burrow to forage independently. Individual females can produce up to two broods, and parental care is triggered by chemical cues found in the eggs.
