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Pyrrhocoridae
| Description | Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red coloured and are known as red bugs and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activities leave an indelible yellow-brownish stain on cotton crops. A common species in parts of Europe is the firebug, and its genus name Pyrrhocoris and the family name are derived from the Greek roots for fire "pyrrho-" and bug "coris". Members of this family are often confused with, but can be quickly separated from, Lygaeidae by the lack of ocelli (simple eyes) on the top of the head. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhocoridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pyrrhocoridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pyrrhocoridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (38%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. J. B. Amyot and J. G. Audinet-Serville. 1843. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Red Bugs, Stainers, Eldskinnbaggar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhocoridae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Antilochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Australodindymus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dermatinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dindymus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dysdercus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dysdercus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Cotton Stainer Bug | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Euscopus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melamphaus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesopyrrhocoris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Probergrothius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pyrrhocoris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Firebug | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Pyrrhopeplus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scantius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schaeferiana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Taeuberella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Odontopus zoraida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Odontopus zorawa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Pyrrhocoridae Scudder p. 409 |
| 2010 | Pyrrhocoridae Cassis and Schuh |
| 2018 | Pyrrhocoridae Szwedo p. 113 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
