Lyctocoridae
Lyctocoridae is a family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae.[1]
| Lyctocoridae | |
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| Lyctocoris dimidiatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicoidea |
| Family: | Lyctocoridae |
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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
- 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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