Chrysocoris
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''Chrysocoris'' is a genus of brightly colored shield-backed bugs belonging to the family
Scutelleridae Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. They are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a con ...
, containing approximately 45 species.


Selected species

* '' Chrysocoris eques'' (Fabricius, 1794) * '' Chrysocoris germari'' (Eschscholtz, 1822) * '' Chrysocoris hypomelaenus'' (Vollenhoven, 1863) * '' Chrysocoris iris'' (Germar, 1839) * '' Chrysocoris marginellus'' (Westwood, 1837) * '' Chrysocoris patricius'' (Fabricius, 1798) * '' Chrysocoris pulchellus'' (Dallas, 1851) * '' Chrysocoris purpureus'' (Westwood, 1837) * '' Chrysocoris stockerus'' (Linnaeus, 1764) * '' Chrysocoris stollii'' (Wolff, 1801) Organism names
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q16326546 Scutelleridae