Dufouriellus Explained

Dufouriellus is a monotypic genus of minute pirate bugs in the tribe Dufouriellini.^[1] The described species is Dufouriellus ater, which has been recorded from much of western Europe through to Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, southern Scandinavia and including the British Isles.^[2]

See also

• List of heteropteran bugs recorded in Britain

Further reading

• Solenonotus angustatus Poppius, a Synonym of Dufouriellus ater Fieber (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae). 2004. Lattin . John D.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 106. 3. 722–724. 0013-8797.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. 1996. Péricart . J.. Golub . V. B.. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-15-3.
• Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis. 2009. Schuh . Randall T.. Weirauch . Christiane. Wheeler . Ward C.. Systematic Entomology. 34. 1. 15–48. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. 10.1.1.498.8756.

Notes and References

1. Zhang D, Xu L, Wang S, Liang J, Li M, Zhang H. The first complete mitochondrial genome of Dufouriellini (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and implications for its phylogenetic position. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2022 Sep;111(1):e21885. doi: 10.1002/arch.21885. Epub 2022 Mar 20. PMID 35312097.
2. Southwood TRE, Leston D (1959) Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles Warne.