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Rhyparochromini
Tribe Rhyparochromini
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
Rhyparochromidae (Dirt-colored Seed Bugs)
Subfamily
Rhyparochrominae
Tribe
Rhyparochromini
Explanation of Names
Rhyparochromini Amyot & Serville 1843
Numbers
the most diverse tribe of the family, with 12 spp. in 8 genera in our area
(
1
)
and >350 spp. in ~50 genera total
(
2
)
Range
all major zoogeographic regions except the Neotropics; most diverse in the Afrotropical, Palaearctic and Oriental Regions
(
3
)
Works Cited
1.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.
Dellapé P.M., Henry T.J. (2016) Lygaeoidea species file. Version 5.0
3.
Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha)
Cassis G., Gross G.F. 2002. CSIRO Publishing, 751 pp.
Contributed by
v belov
on 8 August, 2009 - 3:26am
Last updated 13 October, 2023 - 6:53pm