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Pyrrhocoris

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Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.

There are about six species.^[1] The best known by far is Pyrrhocoris apterus, commonly called the firebug, red firebug, linden bug,^[2] sap sucking bug,^[3] and red soldier bug.^[4] Many aspects of the biology of this species have been studied extensively.^[2]

Species in the genus include:^[5]

References

^ Pyrrhocoris Fallén, 1814. Biota Taiwanica.
^ ^a ^b Socha, R. (1993). Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera) - an experimental model species: A review. Eur J Entomol 90 241-86.
^ Pyrrhocoris apterus. UniProt Taxonomy.
^ Stackebrandt, E., et al. (2013). Complete genome sequence of Coriobacterium glomerans type strain (PW2T) from the midgut of Pyrrhocoris apterus L. (red soldier bug). Standards in Genomic Sciences, North America 8(1). Accessed: 22 June 2013.
^ Gapon, D. A. (2007). Structure, function, and morphological conformity of the male and female genitalia in the true bug genus Pyrrhocoris Fall. (Hymenoptera: Pyrrhocoridae). Entomological Review 87(9) 1099-1108.

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Pyrrhocoris: Brief Summary

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Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.

There are about six species. The best known by far is Pyrrhocoris apterus, commonly called the firebug, red firebug, linden bug, sap sucking bug, and red soldier bug. Many aspects of the biology of this species have been studied extensively.

Species in the genus include:

Pyrrhocoris apterus Pyrrhocoris fuscopunctatus Pyrrhocoris marginatus Pyrrhocoris sibiricus Pyrrhocoris sinuaticollis

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