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Family Lyctocoridae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Cimicomorpha

Superfamily Cimicoidea

Family Lyctocoridae

Explanation of Names

Lyctocoridae Reuter 1884

Numbers

a single genus, with 8 spp. (incl. one adventive) in our area + 20 spp. in the Palaearctc (27 total)(1)

Range

holarctic, primarily north temperate(1)

Print References

(2)

Works Cited

1.	Biodiversity of the Heteroptera Henry T.J. 2009. In: Foottit R.G., Adler P.H., eds. Insect biodiversity: Science and society. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell: 223−263.

2.	Keys to genera of Anthocoridae of America north of Mexico, with descriptions of a new genus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) J.L. Herring. 1976. The Florida Entomologist, 59 (2): 143-150.

Contributed by v belov on 10 December, 2011 - 2:33pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd
Last updated 9 October, 2023 - 6:40pm

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