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Ebony Bugs
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Ebony Bugs

Thyreocoridae

The Thyreocorinae (formerly Thyreocoridae at the family level) are a subfamily of shield bugs, known by common names that include negro bugs or ebony bugs. Some classifications placed them as a subfamily within the broad family Cydnidae; however, Cydnidae now has a more restricted formulation, and the Thyreocorinae are now placed within the Corimelaenidae. They were formerly recognized at the family level as Thyreocoridae by the classifications of Henry & Froeschner and Rider.

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5 branches of this family, most-observed first

Corimelaeninae

subfamilyCorimelaeninae

Thyreocoris

genusThyreocoris

Cydnoides

genusCydnoides

Carrabas

genusCarrabas

Thyreocorinae

subfamilyThyreocorinae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133023.