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Family Rhyparochromidae - Dirt-colored Seed Bugs


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.

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

A revision of the genus Malezonotus (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)
By Ashlock P.D.
Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 51: 199-208, 1958

A phylogenetic revision of the true bug genus Heraeus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini)...
By Dellapé P.M, Melo M.C., Henry T.J.
Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 177: 29–134, 2016
Full title: A phylogenetic revision of the true bug genus Heraeus (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini), with the description of two new genera and 30 new species

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First records for Dieuches armatipes (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) in North America
By J. Brambila & S. Halbert
Florida Entomologist 87(4): 593-596, 2004

Elevation of the seedbug Eremocoris borealis (Dallas) from synonymy with Eremocoris ferus (Say) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)
By Sweet, M.H.
Entomological News, 88: 169-176, 1977
Includes key to the eastern species of Eremocoris.

The genus Cryphula Stål, with the descriptions of two new species (Heteroptera: Lygæidæ)
By Barber, H.G.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 63:135-137, 1955
The two new species described are C. nitens and C. subunicolor.

The genus Ozophora in Florida (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)
By Slater, James A. and Baranowski, Richard M.
Florida Entomological Society, 1983
Florida Entomologist 66(4)

Provides key, description, and illustrations.