Biology:Xylocoridea
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Short description: Genus and species of true bugs
| Xylocoridea | |
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| Xylocoridea brevipennis, Kampina, the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Subfamily: | Anthocorinae |
| Tribe: | Cardiastethini |
| Genus: | Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876 |
| Species: | X. brevipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylocoridea brevipennis Reuter, 1876
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Xylocoridea is a monotypic genus of exclusively European flower bugs in the tribe Cardiastethini, erected by Odo Reuter in 1876.[1] The "xylo-" prefix indicates that these insects are associated with wood.
Species
The single species Xylocoridea brevipennis Reuter, 1876[2] is recorded from Europe including: France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and the British Isles (mostly southern England).[3][4] This species is commonly found under bark in deciduous and coniferous woodland, with recorded trees including: Pinus, Platanus and Tilia.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Reuter, O. M. (1876). "Diagnoses praecursoriae Hemipterorum–Heteropterorum". Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques 2 (152): 54–55. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12392598.
- ↑ BioLib.cz: genus Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876 (retrieved 11 April 2022)
- ↑ Southwood TRE, Leston D (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Warne.
- ↑ GBIF: Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876 (retrieved 11 April 2022)
- ↑ BRC Database of Insects and their Food Plants: Xylocoridea Reuter (retrieved 11 April 2022)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q50695215 entry
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