see text Pyrrhocoris is a genus of true bugs in the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers.

Records of occurrence are mainly in the Palaearctic realm, with some from North America and East Asia.

[1] Species in the genus include:[2][3][1] The best known species by far is Pyrrhocoris apterus, commonly called the firebug, red firebug, linden bug,[4] sap sucking bug,[5] and red soldier bug.

[6] Many aspects of the biology of this species have been studied extensively.

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