''Xylocoridea'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

of exclusively European flower bugs in the

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Cardiastethini The ''Cardiastethini'' are a tribe of flower bugs, erected by Carayon in 1972 and based on the type genus ''Cardiastethus''.Odo Reuter Odo Morannal Reuter (28 April 1850 – 2 September 1913) was a Swedo-Finnish zoologist and poet. Early life He was born in Åbo on 28 April 1850, and died there on 2 September 1913. Reuter became a student at the University of Helsinki in 186 ...

in 1876. The "'' xylo-''" prefix indicates that these insects are associated with wood.

Species

The single species ''Xylocoridea brevipennis'' Reuter, 1876 is recorded from Europe including: France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and the

British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, ...

(mostly southern England). This species is commonly found under bark in deciduous and coniferous woodland, with recorded trees including: ''

Pinus A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...

Platanus ''Platanus'' is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. All except f ...

'' and ''

Tilia ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Britain a ...

''.BRC Database of Insects and their Food Plants
''Xylocoridea'' Reuter (retrieved 11 April 2022)

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* {{taxonbar, from= Q50695215, from2= Q50721651 Cimicomorpha genera Hemiptera of Europe Anthocoridae

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