The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it may be confused with the similarly coloured though unrelated Corizus hyoscyami. Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the United States, Central America, and India, and is also found in Australia. It has been reported as recently expanding its distribution northwards into mainland United Kingdom and eastward on to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They are frequently observed to form aggregations, especially as immature forms, containing from tens to perhaps a hundred individuals.
Coriobacterium is a genus of Actinomycetota, in the family Coriobacteriaceae. Coriobacterium are non-motile, Gram-positive, non-sporulating rods, which inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of firebugs. Up to now there is only on species of this genus known
Derobrachus is a genus of beetles in the Cerambycidae. It contains the following species:
Corizus hyoscyami is a species of scentless plant bug belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae. It is commonly called the cinnamon bug or black and red squash bug.
Agonotrechus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 25 described species in Agonotrechus.
Trechimorphus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Dimerapterocis apterus is a species of beetle in the family Ciidae, the only species in the genus Dimerapterocis.
The stripesnout false moray is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by William Beebe and John Tee-Van in 1938, originally under the genus Arenichthys. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. It generally dwells at a depth around 82 m.
Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.
Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.
Apteroleiopus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Apteroleiopus apterus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1955.
The Coriobacteriia are a class of Gram-positive bacteria within the Actinomycetota phylum. Species within this group are nonsporulating, strict or facultative anaerobes that are capable of thriving in a diverse set of ecological niches. Gordonibacter species are the only members capable of motility by means of flagella within the class. Several species within the Coriobacteriia class have been implicated with human diseases that range in severity. Atopobium, Olsenella, and Cryptobacterium species have responsible for human oral infections including periodontitis, halitosis, and other endodontic infections. Eggerthella species have been associated with severe blood bacteraemia and ulcerative colitis.
Scantius aegyptius, the Mediterranean red bug, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, that is a pest of plant species in the family Malvaceae.
Halticus apterus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America. It has a variety of hosts including many Fabaceae and Galium plants.
Eucatops is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae.
Mystrophorus is a genus of insects belonging to the family Dryinidae.
Psiloscirtus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about seven described species in Psiloscirtus, found in Central and South America.
Psiloscirtus flavipes is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Psiloscirtus bolivianus is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Bolovia.
