''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. 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''
Kerzhner & Elov, 1976
* ''
Xylocoris lativentris''
(J. Sahlberg, 1870)
* ''
Xylocoris obliquus''
A. Costa, 1853
* ''
Xylocoris parvulus''
(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)
References
Further reading
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Cimicomorpha genera
Anthocoridae
Hemiptera of Asia
Hemiptera of Europe
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