Lyctocoridae
Lyctocoridae is a reconstituted family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae.[1]
| Lyctocoridae | |
|---|---|
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| Lyctocoris dimidiatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicoidea |
| Family: | Lyctocoridae Reuter, 1884 |
Systematics
Recent phylogenetic work supports the treatment of Lyctocoridae as a family separate from Anthocoridae.[1]
Genera
BioLib lists a single subfamily LyctocorinaeReuter, 1884:
- Lyctocoris Hahn, 1836 (in monotypic tribe Lyctocorini Reuter, 1884)
- Astemmocoris Carayon & Usinger, 1965
Placed elsewhere
Many of these are placed in the Anthocorinae tribes Cardiastethini[2] and Scolopini:
- Alofa Herring, 1976
- Amphiareus Distant, 1904
- Brachysteles Mulsant & Rey, 1852
- Buchananiella Reuter, 1884
- Calliodis Reuter, 1871
- Cardiastethus Fieber, 1860
- Dufouriellus Kirkaldy, 1906
- Dysepicritus Reuter, 1885
- Nidicola Harris and Drake, 1941
- Orthosoleniopsis Poppius, 1909
- Physopleurella Reuter, 1884
- Scoloposcelis Fieber, 1864
- Solenonotus Reuter, 1871
- Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876
- Xyloecocoris Reuter, 1879
Habitat and behaviour
Species mostly feed on other small soft-bodied arthropods.
References
- Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.498.8756. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. ISSN 1365-3113.
- BioLib: tribus Cardiastethini Carayon, 1972 (retrieved 10 April 2022)
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