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Family Rhyparochromidae - Dirt-colored Seed Bugs
Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Superfamily Lygaeoidea
Family Rhyparochromidae (Dirt-colored Seed Bugs)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes formerly treated under Lygaeidae (1)(2)(3)Explanation of Names Greek rhypar 'dirt, filth' + chrom 'color' (4)Numbers ~170 spp. in over 60 genera in our area (5); >1,850 spp. in >370 genera and 2 subfamilies & 14 tribes worldwide (6)Identification Most helpful illustrated keys are provided in (1)(2)Range worldwide and throughout NA Remarks Family RHYPAROCHROMIDAE
Subfamily Rhyparochrominae (The only one represented in North America.)
Genera Antillocoris Kirkaldy 1904, Botocudo Kirkaldy 1904, Cligenes Distant 1893, Paurocoris Slater 1980
Genera Drymus Fieber 1860, Eremocoris Fieber 1860, Gastrodes Westwood 1840, Scolopostethus Fieber 1860, Thylochromus Barber 1928, Togodolentus Barber 1918
Genera Atrazonotus Slater & Ashlock 1966, Delochilocoris Bergroth 1893, Emblethis Fieber 1860, Malezonotus Barber 1918, Spinigernotus Scudder 1984, Trapezonotus Fieber 1860
Genera Cistalia Stål 1874, Cryphula Stål 1874, Paragonatas Barber, Valtissius Barber 1918, Xestocoris Van Duzee 1906
Genera Lamprodema Fieber 1860, Megalonotus Fieber 1860, Sphragisticus Stål 1872
Genera Ashlockaria Harrington 1980, Caenopamera Barber 1918, Carpilis Stål 1874, Cnemodus Herrich-Schaeffer 1850, *Ereminellus Harrington 1980, Froeschneria Harrington 1980, Heraeus Stål 1862, Kolenetrus Barber 1918, Ligyrocoris Stål 1872, Myodocha Latreille 1807, Neopamera Harrington 1980, *Pachybrachius Hahn 1826, Paromius Fieber 1860, Perigenes Distant 1893, Prytanes Distant 1893, Pseudocnemodus Barber 1911, Pseudopachybrachius Malipatil 1978, Pseudopamera Distant 1882, Ptochiomera Say 1832, Sisamnes Distant 1893, Slaterobius Harrington 1980, Valonetus Barber 1918, Zeridoneus Barber 1918, Zeropamera Barber 1948
Images of Ashlockaria sobria (Uhler 1894) (not yet in the guide) see here
Genera Balboa Distant 1893, Ozophora Uhler 1871
Tribe Plinthisini (sometimes treated as a separate subfamily)
Genus Plinthisus Stephens 1829
Genera Cordillonotus Scudder 1984, Dieuches Dohrn 1860, Orphnotrechus Sweet 1991, Peritrechus Fieber 1860, Raglius Stål 1872, Rhyparochromus Hahn, 1826, Uhleriola Horvath 1908, Xanthochilus Stål 1872
Cordillonotus stellatus Scudder 1984 see here
Genus Stygnocoris Douglas & Scott 1865
Genera Neosuris Barber 1924, Tempyra Stål 1874
Print References Slater J.A. (1986) A synopsis of the zoogeography of the Rhyparochrominae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). J. New York Entomol. Soc. 94(2): 262-280.
Works Cited | 1. | How to Know the True Bugs
By Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M. | |
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