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Xylocoris afer

Status not recordedinsects

Xylocoris afer is a species in the family Anthocoridae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Xylocoris afer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Xylocoris afer live?

Not recorded

Is Xylocoris afer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Xylocoris afer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAnthocoridae
  6. genusXylocoris
  7. SpeciesXylocoris afer (Reuter, 1884)

Synonyms Piezostethus afer

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Xylocoris afer

Other species in the same genus Xylocoris.

Hot bed bug

Xylocoris galactinus

AnthocoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Xylocoris afer?

Xylocoris afer (Xylocoris afer) belongs to the family Anthocoridae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Xylocoris afer (Xylocoris afer). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/xylocoris-afer

MLA

“Xylocoris afer (Xylocoris afer).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/xylocoris-afer.

BibTeX
@misc{xylocoris_afer_2026,
  title = {Xylocoris afer (Xylocoris afer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/xylocoris-afer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}