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''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 the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro ...
, 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 Indi ...
. 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

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Xylocoris afer ''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 Near ...
'' (Reuter, 1884) * ''
Xylocoris betulinus ''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 Near ...
'' Drake and Harris, 1926 * '' Xylocoris californicus'' (Reuter, 1884) * ''
Xylocoris cerealis ''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 Near ...
'' Yamada & Yasunaga, 2006 * ''
Xylocoris cursitans ''Xylocoris cursitans'' is a species of bugs in the family Lyctocoridae Lyctocoridae is a reconstituted family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae. It is widely distributed, with one species ( ...
'' (Fallén, 1807) * '' Xylocoris flavipes'' (Reuter, 1875) (warehouse pirate bug) * ''
Xylocoris formicetorum ''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 Near ...
'' (Boheman, 1844) * '' Xylocoris galactinus'' (Fieber, 1837) * ''
Xylocoris hirtus ''Xylocoris hirtus'' is a species of bugs in the family Lyctocoridae Lyctocoridae is a reconstituted family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae. It is widely distributed, with one species ('' ...
'' 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 Near ...
'' (Reuter, 1884)


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* * * Lyctocoridae genera Lyctocoridae {{Lyctocoridae-stub