Family Ebony Bugs (Thyreocoridae)
Thyreocoridae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 26 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Thyreocoridae (26)
Corimelaena agrella
Corimelaena agrella
Identification: White costal stripe with inner angulate margin; apex of corium acute.
Corimelaena lateralis
Corimelaena lateralis
Identification: Pale stripe of corium does not extend over cubital vein and is complete its entire length
Corimelaena obscura
Corimelaena obscura
Identification: Similar to C. lateralis, but the white corial stripe is obscured, especially in the middle third; sometimes with just apex white.
Corimelaena pulicaria
Corimelaena pulicaria
Identification: Pale stripe of corium extends over cubital vein. Head and pronotum distinctly arched and head with margins emarginate before eyes. Very similar to the apparently rare C. alpina (the two will be difficult to distinguish from photos) se
Corimelaena virilis
Corimelaena virilis
Identification: Differentiated from very similar species by the sloping anterior rim of the pygophore (McAtee and Malloch's "hypopygium"), forming a carina, with raised setulose knobs on either side of this carina.
Galgupha diminuta
Galgupha diminuta
Identification: From McAtee & Malloch: Usually completely black, but occasionally with pale spots at lateral margins of abdominal segments. "Sixth [sternite of male] quite sharply angulate in center of anterior margin, and with a dense transverse bru
Scarab Shieldbug
Thyreocoris scarabaeoides
Length 3 to 4 mm. A small metallic black or bronze shieldbug with a very large scutellum which covers most of the abdomen. Associated with violets growing on dry sandy or chalky soils in sunny situations (including coastal dunes), where it can be fou
Corimelaena extensa
Corimelaena extensa
Corimelaena harti
Corimelaena harti
Corimelaena incognita
Corimelaena incognita
Corimelaena marginella
Corimelaena marginella
Corimelaena minuta
Corimelaena minuta
Corimelaena nigra
Corimelaena nigra
Cydnoides albipennis
Cydnoides albipennis
Cydnoides renormatus
Cydnoides renormatus
Galgupha albipennis
Galgupha albipennis
Galgupha aterrima
Galgupha aterrima
Galgupha atra
Galgupha atra
Galgupha diversa
Galgupha diversa
Galgupha fritzi
Galgupha fritzi
Galgupha guttiger
Galgupha guttiger
Galgupha juno
Galgupha juno
Galgupha nitiduloides
Galgupha nitiduloides
Galgupha parva
Galgupha parva
Galgupha xanthocnemis
Galgupha xanthocnemis
Thyreocoris fulvipennis
Thyreocoris fulvipennis