Coreidae
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Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera.[1] The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bedbug.[2]
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Anoplocnemis curvipes with typical enlarged hind femora | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Superfamily: | Coreoidea |
Family: | Coreidae Leach, 1815 |
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As a family, the Coreidae are cosmopolitan, but most of the species are tropical or subtropical.