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Subfamily Rhyparochrominae


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.

Atrazonotus, a new genus of Gonianotini from North America
By James A.Slater, Peter D.Ashlock
Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington, 68 (2): 152-156, 1966
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On page 156: Key for genera of Gonianotini of America North of Mexico

Descripción de los estadios ninfales de Froeschneria piligera (Stål) ...
By Luis Cervantes Peredo, Marcela Briseño Báez
Acta zoológica mexicana 26(3): 685-703, 2010
The work is in Spanish (Abstract in English)
Full title: Descripción de los estadios ninfales de Froeschneria piligera(Stål)(Hemiptera:Heteroptera:Lygaeoidea:Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini), su distribución en México y notas sobre su biología
Title in English: Description of the immature stages of Froeschneria piligera (Stål) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae: Myodochini), its distribution in Mexico and notes on its biology

Interesting notes on biology regarding the seeds with which it is fed.


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Tempyra biguttula Stål, 1874, una specie esotica di origine americana, nuova per l’Italia (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae)
By Andrea Rattu, Paride Dioli
Revista gaditana de Entomología, vol IX (1): 315-320, 2018
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English title: Tempyra biguttula Stål, 1874, an exotic species of American origin, new to Italy (Hemiptera: Rhyparochromidae)
The work is in in Italian and Spanish (has abstract in English)

BugGuide mentioned on page 316 and included in bibliography (page 320)

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

Dos especies nuevas del género Ashlockaria Harrington (Hemiptera-Heteroptera-Lygaeidae-Myodochini)
By Brailovsky H.
Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nal. Autón. México, Ser. Zool. 592: 245-252, 1989

Scolopostethus affinis (Schilling) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Rhyparochromidae, Drymini): a new alien established in North America
By David J. Larson, Geoffrey G. E. Scudder
ZooKeys 889: 17-22, 2019
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Review of the genus Gastrodes (Lygaeidae, Hemiptera)
By Usinger R.L.
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th Ser., 23: 289–301, 1938