Pyrrhocoris

Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.

Pyrrhocoris
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pyrrhocoridae
Genus: Pyrrhocoris
Fallén, 1814
Species

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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

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