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Superfamily Lygaeoidea


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First Canadian records for two invasive seed-feeding bugs, Arocatus melanocephalus (Fabricius, 1798) and Raglius alboacuminatus
By Acheampong S., Strong W.B., Schwartz M.D., Higgins R.J., Thurston M.A., Walker E.J., Roberts J.
J. Ent. Soc. B.C. 113: 74-78, 2016
Full title: First Canadian records for two invasive seed-feeding bugs, Arocatus melanocephalus (Fabricius, 1798) and Raglius alboacuminatus (Goeze, 1778), and a range extension for a third species, Rhyparochromus vulgaris (Schilling, 1829) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

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it's ridiculous how long it took them to record R. alboacuminatus, of which we've had a nice pic from Vancouver Is. as early as 2009
Contributed by v belov on 10 July, 2017 - 12:15pm

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Zoogeography of West Indian Lygaeidae (Hemiptera)
By Slater J.A.
In: J.K. Liebherr (ed.). Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, NY. Pp. 38-60, 1988
Contributed by v belov on 3 March, 2015 - 8:38am

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New distribution records for United States Lygaeoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
By Scudder G.G.E.
J. Entomol. Soc. Brit. Columbia 107: 83-84, 2010
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Contributed by v belov on 28 January, 2012 - 11:42am

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Exotic seed-bugs (Lygeoidea: Rhyparochromidae & Oxycarenidae) new to the Pacific Northwest
By LaGasa E., Murray T.
Proceedings, 66th Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference, Jan. 8-9, 2007: 5-6, 2007
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NB: Fig.1 erroneously shows Raglius alboacuminatus, not Rhyparochromus vulgaris; the name Metopoplax is misspelled.
Contributed by v belov on 27 January, 2012 - 3:10pm

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New genus, new species and new records of Mexican Lygaeoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
By Brailovsky H., Cervantes-Peredo L.
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 46: 197-201, 2011
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Contributed by v belov on 21 January, 2012 - 2:14pm

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Phylogenetic analysis of family groups within the infraorder Pentatomomorpha (Heteroptera), with emphasis on the Lygaeoidea
By Henry T.J.
Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 90: 275-301, 1997
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Contributed by v belov on 24 December, 2009 - 10:25pm

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Drymus brunneus (Sahlberg) (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae) a seed bug introduced into North America
By G.G.E Scudder, L.M. Humble & T. Loh
J. Entomol. Soc. Brit. Columbia 108: 1-5, 2011
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Reports the first occurrences of an introduced seed bug, Drymus brunneus from North America. A revised key to the Western Hemisphere species is also included.
Contributed by Tim Loh on 28 March, 2012 - 12:48pm

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A new species of Xestocoris Van Duzee, with comments on the genus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae)
By O'Donnell J.E.
Zootaxa 1606: 51–57, 2007
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Contributed by v belov on 3 March, 2015 - 11:58am


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