Lyctocoridae

Lyctocoridae
	Lyctocoris dimidiatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Superfamily:	Cimicoidea
Family:	Lyctocoridae
Genera
	Alofa Herring, 1976; Amphiareus Distant, 1904; Brachysteles Mulsant & Rey, 1852; Buchananiella Reuter, 1884; Calliodis Reuter, 1871; Cardiastethus Fieber, 1860; Dufouriellus Kirkaldy, 1906; Dysepicritus Reuter, 1885; Lyctocoris Hahn, 1836; Nidicola Harris and Drake, 1941; Orthosoleniopsis Poppius, 1909; Physopleurella Reuter, 1884; Scoloposcelis Fieber, 1864; Solenonotus Reuter, 1871; Xylocoridea Reuter, 1876; Xylocoris Dufour, 1831; Xyloecocoris Reuter, 1879;

Lyctocoridae is a family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae.^[1]

Habitat and behavior

Species mostly feed on other small soft-bodied arthropods.

Systematics

Recent phylogenetic work supports the treatment of Lyctocoridae as a family separate from Anthocoridae, as well as the recognition of the family Lasiochilidae.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.498.8756. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. ISSN 1365-3113.

External links

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[Schuhetal2009-1] Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.498.8756. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. ISSN 1365-3113.

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