Lyctocoridae

Lyctocoridae
Lyctocoris dimidiatus
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera) Subordination : Bed bugs (heteroptera) Partial order : Cimicomorpha Superfamily : Cimicoidea Family : Lyctocoridae
Scientific name
Lyctocoridae
Reuter , 1884

The Lyctocoridae are a family of bed bugs (Heteroptera) within the suborder Cimicomorpha . Of these, 27 species are known in one genus .

features

The size of the bugs is between 3.3 and 4.9 mm. The bugs have a flat body. There are ocelli on her head, which is pointed at the front . Their 4-part antennae are distinctive for the bugs . The two outer antenna elements are thinner than the second element at the base. The base segment of the suction trunk (rostrum) is shortened.

distribution

The main distribution area of ​​the Lyctocoridae forms the temperate zone of the Holarctic . In Central Europe the family is represented with 2 species - Lyctocoris campestris and Lyctocoris dimidiatus .

Way of life

The bugs predatory feed on insects and mites . They can be found on rotting plant material, under the bark of trees (especially pine ), and in bird nests. They occasionally suckle on pets, less often on people.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Lyctocoridae bugs are considered by some authors as a subfamily of the flower bugs (Anthocoridae). The Lyctocoridae consist only of members of the genus Lyctocoris Hahn , 1836. Of the 27 recent species, 20 occur in the Palearctic . 7 species are native to the Nearctic . A species native to the Palearctic, Lyctocoris campestris , was introduced to North America. Lyctocoris hawaiiensis is considered a neozoon on the Hawaiian island of Maui .

An incomplete list of species:

• Subgenus Dolichomerium :
  • Lyctocoris elongatus ( Reuter , 1871) - Nearktis
  • Lyctocoris stalii ( Reuter , 1871) - Nearktis
• Subgenus Lyctocoris :
  • Lyctocoris beneficus ( Hiura , 1957) - Palearctic
  • Lyctocoris campestris ( Fabricius , 1794) - Europe, Nearctic, Hawaii, Canary Islands
  • Lyctocoris canadensis Kelton , 1967 - Nearctic
  • Lyctocoris dimidiatus ( Spinola , 1837) - Europe, Canary Islands
  • Lyctocoris doris Van Duzee , 1921 - Nearktis
  • Lyctocoris hasegawai ( Hiura , 1966) - Taiwan
  • Lyctocoris kurentzovi Kerzhner , 1979 - Palearctic
  • Lyctocoris nidicola Wagner , 1955 - Palearctic
  • Lyctocoris okanaganus Kelton & Anderson , 1962 - Nearctic
  • Lyctocoris obscurus Kerzhner , 1979 - Palearctic
  • Lyctocoris rostratus Kelton & Anderson , 1962 - Nearktis
  • Lyctocoris tuberosus Kelton & Anderson , 1962 - Nearktis
  • Lyctocoris uyttenboogaarti Blote , 1929 - Canary Islands
  • Lyctocoris variegatus Péricart , 1969 - Caucasus
• Subgenus Paralyctocoris :
  • Lyctocoris menieri Carayon , 1971 - Canary Islands
• other types:
  • Lyctocoris dorni ( Wagner , 1941) - Middle East
  • Lyctocoris hawaiiensis ( Kirkaldy , 1902) - Palearctic, Hawaii
  • Lyctocoris ichikawai Yamada & Yasunaga in Yamada et al. , 2012 - Japan
  • Lyctocoris mexicanus ( Kelton , 1966) - Nearctic, Neotropical
  • Lyctocoris terreus † ( Scudder , 1878) - Nearctic (fossil)
  • Lyctocoris zhangi Bu & Zheng , 2001 - China

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Family Lyctocoridae . bugguide.net. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} R. A. Cannings & GGE Scudder: Families of True Bugs (Hemiptera) of British Columbia . E-Fauna BC (Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of British Columbia). Retrieved June 24, 2017.
3. ↑ Lycocoris . Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

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