Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species.
The genus Orius consists of omnivorous bugs in the family Anthocoridae. Adults are 2–5 mm long and feed mostly on smaller insects, larva and eggs, such as spider mites, thrips, jumping plant lice, and white fly, but will also feed on pollen and vascular sap.
Orius insidiosus, common name the insidious flower bug, is a species of minute pirate bug, a predatory insect in the order Hemiptera. They are considered beneficial, as they feed on small pest arthropods and their eggs. They are mass-reared for use in the biological control of thrips.
Anthocoris bakeri is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Tetraphleps uniformis is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Elatophilus pullus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Elatophilus is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about 15 described species in Elatophilus.
Acompocoris lepidus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Temnostethus is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about eight described species in Temnostethus.
Oriini is a tribe of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about 6 genera and more than 60 described species in Oriini.
Anthocoris musculus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Coccivora is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There is one described species in Coccivora, C. californica.
Anthocoris antevolens is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Elatophilus inimicus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Tetraphleps pilosipes is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Anthocoris whitei is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Anthocoris dimorphicus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Anthocoris tomentosus is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Melanocoris nigricornis is a species of minute pirate bug in the family Anthocoridae. It is found in North America.
Melanocoris is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are at least four described species in Melanocoris.
