Lyctocoridae

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