Lasiochilinae is a subfamily of bugs, in the family

Anthocoridae Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Description Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long and have soft, elongated oval, flat bodies, often patterned in black an ...

; some authorities place this at family level: "Lasiochilidae".

Tribe and genera

''BioLib'' includes: ;tribe Lasiochilini Carayon, 1972 # ''

Lasiochilus ''Lasiochilus'' is a genus of true bug Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield ...

'' Reuter, 1871 # '' Plochiocoris'' Champion, 1900 ;''incertae sedis'' # '' Eusolenophora'' Poppius, 1909 # '' Lasiellidea'' Reuter, 1895 # '' Lasiocolpus'' Reuter, 1884 # '' Oplobates'' Reuter, 1895 # '' Plochiocorella'' Poppius, 1909

Systematics

Phylogenetic work in 2009 suggested that "Lasiochilidae" could be treated as a family separate from

(as well as the recognition of the family

Lyctocoridae Lyctocoridae is a reconstituted family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae. It is widely distributed, with one species ('' Lyctocoris campestris''), being cosmopolitan. Description Lyctocorida ...

), but this does not appear to be widely supported.

Habitat and behaviour

Species mostly feed on other small soft-bodied

arthropods Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arth ...

References

External links

* Cimicomorpha Hemiptera subfamilies {{Cimicomorpha-stub