''Temnostethus'' is a genus of

minute pirate bug Anthocoridae is a family of Hemiptera, bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Description Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long and have soft, elongated oval, flat bodies, often patterned i ...

s in the family

Anthocoridae Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Description Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long and have soft, elongated oval, flat bodies, often patterned in black an ...

. There are about eight described species in ''Temnostethus''.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus ''Temnostethus'': * ''

Temnostethus dacicus ''Temnostethus'' is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Description Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 ...

'' (Puton, 1888) * ''

Temnostethus fastigiatus ''Temnostethus'' is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in ''Temnostethus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Temnostethus'': * ''Temnostethus dacicus ''Temnosteth ...

'' Drake & Harris, 1926 * ''

Temnostethus gracilis ''Temnostethus gracilis'' is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to the Caucasus and Siberia (excluding China) and North America. ''Temnostethus gracilis'' lives on the bark ...

'' Horváth, 1907 * ''

Temnostethus lunula ''Temnostethus'' is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in ''Temnostethus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Temnostethus'': * ''Temnostethus dacicus'' (Puton, 1888) ...

'' Wagner, 1952 * ''

Temnostethus pusillus ''Temnostethus pusillus'' is a true bug in the family Anthocoridae. The species is found in the West Palearctic. It is a small zoophage frequently occurring on ash or apple bark where it preys on aphids, leaf suckers, and scale insects (Coccidae ...

'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835) * ''

Temnostethus reduvinus ''Temnostethus'' is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in ''Temnostethus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Temnostethus'': * ''Temnostethus dacicus'' (Puton, 1888) ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850) * ''

Temnostethus wichmanni ''Temnostethus'' is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in ''Temnostethus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Temnostethus'': * ''Temnostethus dacicus'' (Puton, 1888) ...

'' Wagner, 1961 * † ''

Temnostethus blandus ''Temnostethus'' is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in ''Temnostethus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Temnostethus'': * ''Temnostethus dacicus'' (Puton, 1888) ...

'' Statz & Wagner, 1950

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