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Species Wheelerodemus muhlenbergiae


Wheelerodemus muhlenbergiae, a new genus and new species of Blissidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) from Okla. and Texas.
By Henry, T.J., Sweet, M.H.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 117(2): 151-161., 2015
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Henry, T.J., Sweet, M.H. 2015. Wheelerodemus muhlenbergiae, a new genus and new species of Blissidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) from Oklahoma and Texas. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 117(2): 151-161.

Abstract (part): The new blissid genus Wheelerodemus is described to accommodate the new species W. muhlenbergiae, based on specimens collected on the grasses Muhlenbergia lindheimeri and [i]M.

The systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the Blissinae of the world (Hemiptera, Lygaeidae)
By J. A. Slater
Bulletin of the AMNH, Vol. 165, article 1, 1979
J. A. Slater, The systematics, phylogeny, and zoogeography of the Blissinae of the world (Hemiptera, Lygaeidae), Bulletin of the AMNH, 165, article 1, 1979.

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Blissus minutus (Blatchley) and Toonglasa umbrata (Distant) ...
By A. G. Wheeler
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington Vol. 107: 336-345, 2005
A. G. Wheeler, Blissus minutus (Blatchley) and Toonglasa umbrata (Distant): Seldom-collected native chinch bugs (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae) as colonists of the African bunchgrass Eragrostis curvula, and their association with other grasses in the Southern United States, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 107:336-345 (2005).

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Concerning Lygaeidae--No.2.
By Barber, H.G.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society 16(2): 49-66., 1918
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Barber, H.G. (1918) Concerning Lygaeidae--No.2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 16(2): 49-66.

Lygaeidae of the West Indies
By Baranowski, R.M., and J.A. Slater
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station; Gainesville., 2005
Baranowski, R.M., and J.A. Slater. 2005. Lygaeidae of the West Indies. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station; Gainesville. 266 p.

Seed Bugs and their allies (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) of the Canadian Prairie Provinces
By David J. Larson, G.G.E. Scudder
Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification, 34, 2018
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Very nice work!

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

Zoogeography of West Indian Lygaeidae (Hemiptera)
By Slater J.A.
In: J.K. Liebherr (ed.) Zoogeography of Caribbean Insects. Cornell U. Press, Ithaca, NY. Pp. 38-60, 1988