Pyrrhocoris apterus
The firebug, Pyrrhocoris italicus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it may be confused with the similarly coloured though unrelated Corizus hyoscyami . Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the United States, Central America, and India, and is also found in Australia. It has been reported as recently expanding its distribution northwards into mainland United Kingdom and eastward on to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They are frequently observed to form aggregations, especially as immature forms, containing from tens to perhaps a hundred individuals.
Host Genome
Related Symbionts
8 recordsSymbiont records associated with Pyrrhocoris apterus
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Clostridium sp. clone KP2NoneW3
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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could play an important role for the insect by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemi… |
Digestive enzymes
Plant secondary metabolites
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Coriobacterium glomerans
Actinomycetota |
Bacteria
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could play an important role for the insect by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemi… |
Digestive enzymes
Plant secondary metabolites
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Gordonibacter sp. clone KP2NoneW2
Actinomycetota |
Bacteria
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could play an important role for the insect by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemi… |
Digestive enzymes
Plant secondary metabolites
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Klebsiella sp. clone KP2NoneW6
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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could play an important role for the insect by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemi… |
Digestive enzymes
Plant secondary metabolites
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Lactococcus sp. clone KP2NoneW4
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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could play an important role for the insect by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemi… |
Digestive enzymes
Plant secondary metabolites
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Rickettsiales bacterium clone KP2NoneW5
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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could play an important role for the insect by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemi… |
Digestive enzymes
Plant secondary metabolites
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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associated with prolonged survival to adulthood in A. tomentosus |
Growth and Development
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Coriobacterium glomerans
Actinomycetota |
Bacteria
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Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Pyrrhocoris apterus
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Pyrrhocoris apterus
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
3 recordsResearch articles related to Pyrrhocoris apterus
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Garcia, JR; Laughton, AM; Malik, Z ... Chung, E; Gerardo, NM
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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
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2014
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10.1111/mec.12655 | |
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Stackebrandt, E; Zeytun, A; Lapidus, A ... Kyrpides, NC; Klenk, HP
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Standards in Genomic Sciences
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2013
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10.4056/sigs.3507020 | |
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Sudakaran, S; Salem, H; Kost, C; Kaltenpoth, M
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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
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2012
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10.1111/mec.12027 |