''Thyreocoris'' is an

Old World The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...

genus of shield bug belonging to the family

Thyreocoridae The Thyreocoridae are a family of shield bugs, known by common names that include negro bugs or ebony bugs. Historically, a few authors have called this family "Corimelaenidae" (e.g.), but the name Thyreocoridae, published in 1843, has nomenclatu ...

. The genus was described in 1801 by Franz von Paula Schrank, but most of the historically included species are now classified in other genera, or other families.BioLib
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Selected species

* '' Thyreocoris balcanicus'' Schumacher, 1918 * '' Thyreocoris fulvipennis'' (Dallas, 1851) * '' Thyreocoris ohridanus'' Kormilev, 1936 * ''

Thyreocoris scarabaeoides ''Thyreocoris scarabaeoides'' is a species of shield bug found in Europe. It is small (3–4 mm.), nearly round and dark bronzy coloured. The surface is shining, glabrous and strongly punctured. The antennae are piceous, the scutellum not ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Shield bugs {{pentatomoidea-stub