The Male Holotype of Tenthecoris distintus is deposited at U.S. National Museum of Natural History (Hsiao & Sailer 1947).
According to Hsiao & Sailer 1947, the type of Tenthecoris bicolor is deposited at British Museum of Natural History.
This species is considered a harmful agent of Orquidaceae and Amarillidaceae (Bado et al. 2002)
Amarylis sp.
Odontoglossum grande
Rhynchostele bictoniensis "Bicton Rhynchostylis"
Oncidium leucochilum
Lycaste sp.
Primavera sp.
Crinum asiaticum
Amaryllis belladonna
Sprekellia formosíssima
Hippeastrum angustifolium
Hippeastrum petiolatum
Miltonia sp.
Cattleya sp.
Sophronitis sp.
Laelia sp.