Minute-pirate-bugs
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Anaelia
Anaelia is a genus of minute predatory bugs in the family Anthocoridae, established by Carpintero in 2014. The genus is currently classified as doubtful by GBIF, indicating taxonomic uncertainty regarding its validity or circumscription. It belongs to the order Hemiptera, which includes true bugs with piercing-sucking mouthparts. Members of Anthocoridae are generally small insects that prey on other small arthropods, particularly mites and thrips, though specific information for Anaelia is unavailable.
Calliodis
Calliodis is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae, established by Reuter in 1871. The genus is placed in the tribe Scolopini. At least one species, C. maculipennis, has been documented to reproduce by constant parthenogenesis. Adults of C. temnostethoides have been observed in dead-leaf clusters of black oak following wind disturbance events.
Coccivora
minute pirate bugs
Coccivora is a genus of minute pirate bugs (family Anthocoridae) containing a single described species, C. californica. These small predatory true bugs belong to the diverse Anthocoridae family, whose members are generally recognized as beneficial predators in agricultural and natural ecosystems. The genus was established by McAtee & Malloch in 1925. As a member of Anthocoridae, Coccivora likely shares the family's general characteristics of small size and predatory habits, though species-specific biology remains poorly documented.
Dufouriellini
Dufouriellini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs (family Anthocoridae) comprising approximately 7 genera and 15 described species. The tribe was established by Van Duzee in 1916 and is classified within the subfamily Lyctocorinae. Members are small predatory heteropterans found in diverse habitats. Genera include Alofa, Amphiareus, Brachysteles, Buchananiella, Cardiastethus, Dufouriellus, and Physopleurella.
Macrotracheliella
Macrotracheliella is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae, established by Champion in 1900. The genus is currently considered taxonomically doubtful, with limited available information regarding its constituent species and biology. It belongs to the subfamily Anthocorinae, a group of predatory true bugs commonly found in diverse terrestrial habitats.
Oriini
minute pirate bugs
Oriini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs within the family Anthocoridae, comprising approximately 6 genera and more than 60 described species. Members are small predatory true bugs distributed across multiple continents. The tribe includes economically important genera such as Orius, which are widely used in biological pest control.
Scolopini
Scolopini is a tribe of minute predatory bugs within the family Anthocoridae, established by Carayon in 1954. The tribe comprises at least 10 described species distributed across two subtribes (Calliodina and Scolopina) plus several unplaced genera. Members are classified in the subfamily Lyctocorinae and share the general anthocorid body plan of small, oval to elongate-oval insects with raptorial forelegs adapted for capturing prey. The tribe shows notable diversity in the Southern Hemisphere, with several genera described from New Zealand and South America.
Scoloposcelis
minute pirate bugs
Scoloposcelis is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae, established by Fieber in 1864. The genus contains approximately seven described species distributed across Europe and Asia, with records from Scandinavia, Korea, and Malaysia. Species are typically found in concealed microhabitats such as under bark of decaying wood. One species, S. seidaii, was described from a single specimen collected in West Malaysia, representing the first record of the genus from that region.
Temnostethus
minute pirate bugs
Temnostethus is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae, established by Fieber in 1860. The genus comprises approximately eight described extant species plus one fossil species from the Oligocene. Members of this genus are small predatory true bugs found primarily in the Palearctic region.
Tetraphleps
minute pirate bugs
Tetraphleps is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae, containing approximately 10 described species. Five species occur in North America: T. canadensis, T. pilosipes, T. feratis, T. latipennis, and T. uniformis. The genus was established by Fieber in 1860. Species in this genus are small predatory true bugs.
Xylocorini
Xylocorini is a monotypic tribe of minute predatory bugs in the family Anthocoridae, containing only the genus Xylocoris. The tribe comprises approximately 50 described species worldwide, with the highest diversity in the Palaearctic Region. Members are small, cryptic insects associated with concealed microhabitats.