| Thyreocoridae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Superfamily: | Pentatomoidea |
| Family: | Thyreocoridae Amyot & Serville, 1843 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Corimelaenidae Uhler, 1872 |
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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.