Thyreocoridae

Thyreocoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Thyreocoridae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Genera
  • Amyssonotum
  • Carrabas
  • Corimelaena
  • Cydnoides
  • Galgupha
  • Strombosoma
  • Thyreocoris
Synonyms

Corimelaenidae Uhler, 1872

Thyreocoridae are a family of shield bugs, known by common names including negro bugs or ebony bugs[1]. In some classifications, they are included as a subfamily within the family Cydnidae; some authors also refer to this family under the name Corimelaenidae, a junior synonym.

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