Pyrrhocoris
Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.
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| Pyrrhocoris apterus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814 |
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There are about six species.[1] The best known by far is Pyrrhocoris apterus, commonly called the firebug, red firebug, linden bug,[2] sap sucking bug,[3] and red soldier bug.[4] Many aspects of the biology of this species have been studied extensively.[2]
Species in the genus include:[5]
- Pyrrhocoris apterus
- Pyrrhocoris fuscopunctatus
- Pyrrhocoris marginatus
- Pyrrhocoris sibiricus
- Pyrrhocoris sinuaticollis
References
- Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814. Biota Taiwanica.
- 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.
- 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.
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