Lasiochilinae
Family of true bugs
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Lasiochilinae is a subfamily of bugs, in the family Anthocoridae; some authorities place this at family level: "Lasiochilidae".[3] It is most diverse in tropical areas, especially in the New World.[4]
| Lasiochilinae | |
|---|---|
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| Lasiochilus fusculus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Anthocoridae |
| Subfamily: | Lasiochilinae Carayon, 1972[1][2] |
Tribes and genera
BioLib includes:[2]
- tribe Lasiochilini Carayon, 1972
- Lasiochilus Reuter, 1871
- Plochiocoris Champion, 1900
- incertae sedis
- Eusolenophora Poppius, 1909
- Lasiellidea Reuter, 1895
- Lasiocolpus Reuter, 1884
- Oplobates Reuter, 1895
- Plochiocorella Poppius, 1909
Systematics
Phylogenetic work in 1991[4] and later in 2009[3] suggested that "Lasiochilidae" could be treated as a family separate from Anthocoridae (as well as the recognition of the family Lyctocoridae). This has been followed by some studies[5][6] but not others.[7]
Description
Lasiochilinae are similar to other Anthocoridae (if treated as its own family, it is similar to Lyctocoridae and to Anthocoridae), such as male genitalia being asymmetrical with a reduced right paramere. An apomorphy of the group is the first two abdominal segments having a single pair of dorsal laterotergites, while the rest have a simple tergal plate. The spermatheca of females is in the shape of a vermiform gland.[4][5]
Habitat and behaviour
Species mostly feed on other small soft-bodied arthropods.
They do not perform traumatic insemination, unlike their relatives.[4]
