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Family Ninidae

Bug - Cymoninus notabilis Lygaeoid - Cymoninus notabilis Cymidae or Lygaeidae maybe? - Cymoninus notabilis lateral - Cymoninus notabilis Cymoninus sp.? - Cymoninus Cymoninus notabilis Miridae? - Cymoninus notabilis Hemipteran - Cymoninus notabilis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily Lygaeoidea
Family Ninidae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly treated under Lygaeidae
Explanation of Names
Ninidae Barber 1956
Numbers
a single species in our area, 14 spp. in 5 genera total(1)
Size
3-4 mm(2)
Range
scattered in warmer areas around the globe
Food
seed-eaters, primarily on Cyperaceae and Juncaceae(2)
Works Cited
1.Dellapé P.M., Henry T.J. (2016) Lygaeoidea species file. Version 5.0
2.Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha)
Cassis G., Gross G.F. 2002. CSIRO Publishing, 751 pp.
Contributed by Boris Büche on 26 November, 2008 - 7:33am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 13 October, 2023 - 5:24pm

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