Biology:Xylocoridea

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Xylocoridea
Xylocoridea brevipennis, Kampina, the Netherlands
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Hemiptera
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Xylocoridea
Reuter, 1876
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Binomial name
Xylocoridea brevipennis
Reuter, 1876

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

  1. Reuter, O. M. (1876). "Diagnoses praecursoriae Hemipterorum–Heteropterorum". Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques 2 (152): 54–55. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12392598. 
  2. BioLib.cz: genus Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876 (retrieved 11 April 2022)
  3. Southwood TRE, Leston D (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Warne.
  4. GBIF: Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876 (retrieved 11 April 2022)
  5. BRC Database of Insects and their Food Plants: Xylocoridea Reuter (retrieved 11 April 2022)

Wikidata ☰ Q50695215 entry