Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea for British Isles (North Europe)

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Checklist for Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea Amyot & Serville, 1843
and region British Isles (North Europe)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	896 13558 47115	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	893 13548 47100	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	807 13239 46382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	186 1751 4434	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	141 1519 3866	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs	57 561 1277	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Pentatomomorpha Leston & al., 1954	26 274 464	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Pyrrhocoroidea Amyot & Serville, 1843	2 5 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for British Isles
2 Families width 5 Species

Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	3	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for British Isles
5 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for British Isles
5 Species

Dysdercus (Dysdercus) andreae Linnaeus, 1758	Cotton stainer
Dysdercus (Paradysdercus) sidae Montrouzier, 1861	Cotton Stainer Bug On Marigold
Ochterus banksi Barber, 1913
Ochterus eurythorax Baehr, 1989
Pyrrhocoris apterus Linnaeus, 1767	Fire Bug

Subnodes of Pyrrhocoroidea with occurrences in British Isles

Family	Largidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 Bordered plant bugs, Largid bugs	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 Cotton stainers, Red bugs, Stainers	3 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Pyrrhocoroidea at itis.gov