Biology:Pyrrhocoris

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Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers. Records of occurrence are mainly in the Palaearctic realm, with some from North America and East Asia.[1]

Species

Species in the genus include:[2][3][1]

  1. Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  2. Pyrrhocoris fuscopunctatus Stål, 1858
  3. Pyrrhocoris marginatus (Kolenati, 1845)
  4. Pyrrhocoris niger Reuter, 1888
  5. Pyrrhocoris rottensis Kment, 2021
  6. Pyrrhocoris sibiricus Kuschakewitsch, 1867
  7. Pyrrhocoris sinuaticollis Reuter, 1885
  8. Pyrrhocoris tibialis Statz & Wagner, 1950

The best known species by far is Pyrrhocoris apterus, commonly called the firebug, red firebug, linden bug,[4] sap sucking bug,[5] and red soldier bug.[6] Many aspects of the biology of this species have been studied extensively.[4]

References

  • Template:Cci
  • Data related to Pyrrhocoris at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q1241857 entry