Pyrrhocoris
Genus of true bugs
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Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers. Records of occurrence are mainly in the Palaearctic realm, with some from North America and East Asia.[1]
| Pyrrhocoris | |
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| Pyrrhocoris apterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814 |
| Species | |
Species
Species in the genus include:[2][3][1]
- Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pyrrhocoris fuscopunctatus Stål, 1858
- Pyrrhocoris marginatus (Kolenati, 1845)
- Pyrrhocoris niger Reuter, 1888
- Pyrrhocoris rottensis Kment, 2021
- Pyrrhocoris sibiricus Kuschakewitsch, 1867
- Pyrrhocoris sinuaticollis Reuter, 1885
- †Pyrrhocoris tibialis Statz & Wagner, 1950
The best known species by far is Pyrrhocoris apterus, commonly called the firebug, red firebug, linden bug,[4] sap sucking bug,[5] and red soldier bug.[6] Many aspects of the biology of this species have been studied extensively.[4]
