Orsillus is a genus of Palaearctic bugs, in the family Lygaeidae;[2] it is the type genus of the subfamily Orsillinae and tribe Orsillini. Species are recorded from Europe and includes O. depressus which has become naturalised in the British Isles.
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| Orsillus depressus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Orsillinae |
| Tribe: | Orsillini |
| Genus: | Orsillus Dallas, 1852[1] |
Species edit
BioLib lists the following:[3]
- Orsillus depressus (Mulsant & Rey, 1852)
- Orsillus maculatus (Fieber, 1861)
- Orsillus pinicanariensis Lindberg, 1953
- Orsillus potanini Linnavuori, 1978
- Orsillus reyi Puton, 1871
References edit
- ^ Dallas WS (1852) List of the specimens of Hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part. II. Taylor & Francis Inc., London 2: 369–592.
- ^ "Orsillus Dallas, 1852". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Orsillus Genus Information BioLib". biolib.cz. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links edit
- British Bugs: Orsillus depressus (retrieved 31 October 2021)
- "Orsillus Genus Information Catalogue of Life". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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