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Rhyparochromidae

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Rhyparochromidae
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Amyot and Serville, 1843 [1]
Subfamilies

The Rhyparochromidae are a large family of true bugs (order Hemiptera). Many species under Rhyparochromidae are commonly referred to as seed bugs, as are other species within the wider Pentatomomorpha. The family includes two subfamilies, more than 420 genera, and over 2,100 described species.[2][3][4]

Rhyparochromidae are small and generally brown or mottled. The fore femora are often enlarged.

The name Rhyparochromidae comes from the Greek words rhyparos, meaning "dirt", and chromus, meaning "color".

The Rhyparochromidae were previously classified as a subfamily of Lygaeidae.

Subfamilies and Tribes

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The family Rhyparochromidae has two subfamilies, Plinthisinae with only 2 genera, and Rhyparochrominae with more than 400 genera in 14 tribes:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rhyparochromidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ "Rhyparochromidae". Australian Government: Department of the Environment and Heritage. 2002-02-15.
  3. ^ a b Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "family Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serville, 1843". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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