Thyreocoris
Genus of true bugs
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Thyreocoris is an Old World genus of shield bug belonging to the family Thyreocoridae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Thyreocoridae |
| Subfamily: | Thyreocorinae |
| Genus: | Thyreocoris Schrank, 1801 |
The genus was described in 1801 by Franz von Paula Schrank, but most of the historically included species are now classified in other genera, or other families.[2]
Selected species
- Thyreocoris balcanicus Schumacher, 1918
- Thyreocoris fulvipennis (Dallas, 1851)
- Thyreocoris ohridanus Kormilev, 1936
- Thyreocoris scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
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