Category
page 1Pyrrhocoridae

Firebug
species of insect
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Pyrrhocoridae
Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red in colour 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.
Pyrrhocoris
Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers. Records of occurrence are mainly in the Palaearctic realm, with some from North America and East Asia.

Dysdercus
Dysdercus is a widespread genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae; a number of species attacking cotton bolls may be called "cotton stainers."

Dysdercus andreae
species of insect
Dysdercus cingulatus
insect species
Dysdercus concinnus
species of insect
Antilochus
genus of insect
Dysdercus suturellus
species of insect
Dindymus
Dindymus is Old World genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae. Records of occurrence include Africa, but most are in South East Asia and Australia.
Dysdercus mimulus
species of insect
Roscius
genus of insects
Dysdercus bimaculatus
species of insect
Dysdercus decussatus
species of hemipterans