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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Pyrrhocoridae Sub Family   Description   a family of true bugs Background to Family   The gregarious and brightly coloured firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is the only member in Great Britain. It feeds particularly on the seeds of tree mallow (Lavatera arborea), but is also partially predatory.     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   2 % interactions with British data   0% No. records   2 % taxa with British data   0% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1959 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D. (1959) Land and water bugs of the British Isles 1-436:72