Non-indigenous Lyctocoridae and Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicoidea) of America North of Mexico

Eighty-four species of Lasiochilidae, Lyctocoridae and Anthocoridae (Cimicoidea) are known to occur in America north of Mexico. Twenty-six of these are believed to have been introduced (31%). Each non-indigenous species is reviewed and appropriate literature cited. While some species were introduced for possible biological control, others have been introduced accidentally.