The boxelder bug is a North American species of true bug. It is found primarily on boxelder trees, as well as maple and ash trees. The adults are about 12.5 millimetres (0.49 in) long with a dark brown or black colouration, relieved by red wing veins and markings on the abdomen; nymphs are bright red. This species recently invaded Chile, thus becoming an invasive species.
Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red coloured 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 on the top of the head.
Barce is a genus of thread-legged bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are about six described species in Barce.
Coleorrhyncha or Peloridiomorpha, also known as moss bugs or beetle bugs, are a suborder of Hemiptera and represent an ancient lineage of moss-feeding insects that evolved in the southern paleo-continent Gondwana. They show some similarities to the Heteroptera but have been considered distinct. It has a single extant family, the Peloridiidae. Three other families have been established on the basis of fossils and these include the more ancient Progonocimicidae and the later Karabasiidae and Hoploridiidae. The Coleorrhyncha were earlier included within the "Homoptera" but based on studies of their morphological similarities as well as molecular phylogeny are now considered as a sister group of the Heteroptera. They have wings in some species which are reduced in others but all species are flightless and live in damp moss habitats and are associated with the distribution of Nothofagus trees in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and South America.
Liorhyssus hyalinus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.
Rhopalus lepidus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.
Stictopleurus subtomentosus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.
Boisea is the least speciose genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are found in North America, India, and Africa. Unlike other serinethine genera, the distribution of Boisea is very patchy; it is speculated that its highly vicariant range is relictual of what was previously a much vaster, continuous range. The most well-known species of this genus are the North American boxelder bugs and African Boisea fulcrata. The US species mainly feed on the seeds of Maple trees and are occasional nuisance pests around homes.
Lygocoris rugicollis is a widespread, common species of bug in the Miridae family. It feeds on a large variety of bushes and small trees, but especially willows and slightly less often alders. It can be found throughout Europe, including the UK, and Spain, in North Africa, as far east as Central Asia, in Alaska and Canada, including the Maritimes.
Rhopalus is a genus of true bugs in the family Rhopalidae, the scentless plant bugs.
Stictopleurus crassicornis is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.
Stictopleurus punctiventris is a species in the family Rhopalidae, in the order Hemiptera . The distribution range of Stictopleurus punctiventris includes Central America and North America.
Arhyssus scutatus is a species of scentless plant bug in the family Rhopalidae. It is found in North America.
Arhyssus is a genus of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are about 14 described species in Arhyssus.
Harmostes fraterculus is a species of scentless plant bug in the family Rhopalidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.
Harmostes is a genus of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are about seven described species in Harmostes.
Dictyla echii is a species of lace bug in the family Tingidae. It is found in Africa, Europe & Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Niesthreini is a tribe of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are at least 2 genera and about 17 described species in Niesthreini.
Aufeius is a genus of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There is one described species in Aufeius, A. impressicollis.
Harmostini is a tribe of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are at least two genera and about eight described species in Harmostini.
