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Lyctocoridae

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Lyctocoridae
Lyctocoris dimidiatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Cimicoidea
Family: Lyctocoridae
Genera

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

  1. ^ 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.

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