''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of 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 approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the

Palaearctic Region The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The ...

, 10 are known from the Nearctic Region, and 6 from the

Oriental Region The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

. They occur in various habitats, often found under plant litter and under tree bark where they feed on small arthropods. Certain species (''X. afer'', ''X. cerealis'', ''X. cursitans'', ''X. flavipes'', ''X. galactinus'', ''X. hyalinipennis'', ''X. queenslandicus'', ''X. sordidus'', ''X. vicarius'') inhabit stored food facilities.

Species

* '' Xylocoris afer'' (Reuter, 1884) * '' Xylocoris betulinus'' Drake and Harris, 1926 * '' Xylocoris californicus'' (Reuter, 1884) * '' Xylocoris cerealis'' Yamada & Yasunaga, 2006 * '' Xylocoris cursitans'' (Fallén, 1807) * '' Xylocoris flavipes'' (Reuter, 1875) (warehouse pirate bug) * '' Xylocoris formicetorum'' (Boheman, 1844) * '' Xylocoris galactinus'' (Fieber, 1837) * ''

Xylocoris hirtus ''Xylocoris hirtus'' is a species of 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 mm long ...

'' Kelton, 1976 * ''

Xylocoris hiurai ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' Kerzhner & Elov, 1976 * ''

Xylocoris lativentris ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' (J. Sahlberg, 1870) * ''

Xylocoris obliquus ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' A. Costa, 1853 * ''

Xylocoris parvulus ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' (Reuter, 1871) * ''

Xylocoris pilipes ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' Kelton, 1976 * ''

Xylocoris punctatus ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' Kelton, 1976 * ''

Xylocoris queenslandicus ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' Gross, 1954 * ''

Xylocoris sordidus ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' (Reuter, 1871) * ''

Xylocoris vicarius ''Xylocoris'' is a genus of bugs in the monotypic tribe Xylocorini of the family Anthocoridae. There are approximately 50 described species in ''Xylocoris'' worldwide. Nearly 30 species occur in the Palaearctic Region, 10 are known from the Nearc ...

'' (Reuter, 1884)

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