family Pyrrhocoridae

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Noun1.family Pyrrhocoridae - firebugs
Pyrrhocoridae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Heteroptera, suborder Heteroptera - true bugs
firebug - a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
Dysdercus, genus Dysdercus - a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it
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It is the largest and most important genus of the family Pyrrhocoridae which according to Hussey's (1929) Catalogue comprises three subgenera and 77 new and old-world species.
Redescription of Dysdercus melanoderes Karsch (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) With Reference to its Unknown Male Genitalia and its Phylogenetic Relationships
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