Pyrrhocoris
| Pyrrhocoris | |
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| Pyrrhocoris apterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814 |
| Species | |
Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers. Records of ocurrence are mainly in the Palaearctic realm, with some from North America and East Asia.[1]
Species[edit]
Species in the genus include:[2][3][1]
- Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pyrrhocoris fuscopunctatus Stål, 1858
- Pyrrhocoris marginatus (Kolenati, 1845)
- Pyrrhocoris niger Reuter, 1888
- Pyrrhocoris rottensis Kment, 2021
- Pyrrhocoris sibiricus Kuschakewitsch, 1867
- Pyrrhocoris sinuaticollis Reuter, 1885
- †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[edit]
- ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814 (retrieved 26 April 2024)
- ^ Gapon, D. A. (2007). Structure, function, and morphological conformity of the male and female genitalia in the true bug genus Pyrrhocoris Fall. (Hymenoptera: Pyrrhocoridae). Entomological Review 87(9) 1099-1108.
- ^ Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814. Biota Taiwanica.
- ^ a b Socha, R. (1993). Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera) - an experimental model species: A review. Eur J Entomol 90 241-86.
- ^ Pyrrhocoris apterus. UniProt Taxonomy.
- ^ Stackebrandt, E., et al. (2013). Complete genome sequence of Coriobacterium glomerans type strain (PW2T) from the midgut of Pyrrhocoris apterus L. (red soldier bug). Standards in Genomic Sciences, North America 8(1). Accessed: 22 June 2013.
External links[edit]
Media related to Pyrrhocoris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pyrrhocoris at Wikispecies
