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Bodenheimer (Animal Life in Palestine, 1935) has this to say:
Some minor families (Nabidae, Anthocoridae) live as predators. Nabis viridis or Triphleps nigra, T. minuta [now synonymous with Xylocoris] are common representatives. They are vagrant on herbs and prey mainly on aphids.
From Wikipedia:
The Anthocoridae are a family of bugs, commonly called pirate bugs.
The vernacular name probably stems from the notion that these very small animals can do much pain to humans, just like small pirate vessels can do so to big ships. The scientific name is a combination of the Greek words anthos "flower" and koris "bug".
Pirate bugs are only about 0.5mm long. Their body is oval to triangular and somewhat flattened with a black and white patterned back.
Pirate bugs feed on other small insects, spider mites and insect eggs. They cut a hole into their prey, pump saliva into it and drink the contents. This makes them beneficial as biological control agents. Orus insidiosus, the "insidious flower bug", for example, feeds on the eggs of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea). Especially O. insidiosus is often released in greenhouses against mites and thrips.
These small insects can bite humans, with surprising pain for such a small insect. However, they do not feed on human blood or inject venom or saliva. In some people the bite swells up, in others there is no reaction.
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Anthocoris confusus Reuter, 1884 | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Anthocoris minki pistaciae Wagner, 1957 | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Anthocoris nemoralis (Fabricius, 1794) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Bytinski-Salz and Sternlicht, 1967 Halperin, 1990 |
Bet Dagan |
| Dokkiocoris bicolor Miller, 1951 | Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Elatophilus hebraicus Péricart, 1967 | Linnavuori, 1973 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Elatophilus nigricornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Elatophilus pachycnemis Horvath, 1907 | Linnavuori, 1961 | |
| Montandoniola moraguesi (Puton, 1896) | Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Orius albidipennis (Reuter, 1884) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
Bet Dagan |
| Orius horvathi (Reuter, 1884) | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Orius laevigatus (Fieber, 1860) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
Bet Dagan |
| Orius laticollis (Reuter, 1884) | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 Halperin, 1990 |
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| Orius laticollis discolor (Reuter, 1884) | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Orius luridus Wagner | Linnavuori, 1961 | |
| Orius minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Orius niger (Wolff, 1811) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
Bet Dagan |
| Orius niger aegyptiacus Wagner | Linnavuori, 1961 | |
| Orius pallidicornis (Reuter, 1884) | Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Orius ribauti Wagner, 1852 | Linnavuori, 1961 |
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Brachysteles parvicornis (Costa, 1847) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Cardiastethus nazarenus Reuter, 1884 | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Dufouriellus ater (Dufour, 1833) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Dysepicritus rufescens (Costa, 1847) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Lyctocoris campestris (Fabricius, 1794) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Lyctocoris dimidiatus (Spinola, 1837) | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Lyctocoris dorni Wagner, 1904 | Linnavuori, 1961 |
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Scoloposcelis pulchella angusta Reuter, 1876 | Linnavuori, 1973 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
| Species | Reference source | Collection |
| Xylocoris afer Reuter, 1884 | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Xylocoris flavipes Reuter, 1875 | Donahaye & Calderon, 1969 | |
| Xylocoris galactinus (Fieber, 1836) | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
Bet Dagan |
| Xylocoris lativentris (Sahlberg, 1871) | Péricart and Halperin, 1989 | |
| Xylocoris maculipennis Bärensprung, 1858 | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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| Xylocoris obliquus Costa, 1853 | Bodenheimer, 1937 Linnavuori, 1961 Péricart and Halperin, 1989 |
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