Thyreocoris Explained

Thyreocoris is an Old World genus of shield bug belonging to the family Thyreocoridae.^[1]

The genus was described in 1801 by Franz von Paula Schrank, but most of the historically included species are now classified in other genera, or other families.^[2]

Selected species

• Thyreocoris balcanicus Schumacher, 1918
• Thyreocoris fulvipennis (Dallas, 1851)
• Thyreocoris ohridanus Kormilev, 1936
• Thyreocoris scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRMNG - Thyreocoris Schrank, 1801 . www.irmng.org . 19 January 2021.
2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/formsearch/?action=execute&searcharea=1&string=Thyreocoris BioLib