Geocoris
| Geocoris | |
|---|---|
| Geocoris punctipes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Geocoridae |
| Subfamily: | Geocorinae |
| Genus: | Geocoris Fallén, 1814 |
| Diversity | |
| More than 140 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Geocoris is a genus of insects in the family Geocoridae (although in the past the geocorids were subsumed as a subfamily under the family "Lygaeidae"). Commonly known as big-eyed bugs, the species in Geocoris are beneficial predators, but are often confused with the true chinch bug, which is a pest. There are more than 140 described species in Geocoris.