The Rhyparochromidae are a large family of true bugs (order Hemiptera). Many species under Rhyparochromidae are commonly referred to as seed bugs, as are other species within the wider Pentatomomorpha. The family includes two subfamilies, more than 420 genera, and over 2,100 described species.[2][3][4]
| Rhyparochromidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rhyparochromus vulgaris | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Lygaeoidea |
| Family: | Rhyparochromidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 [1] |
| Subfamilies | |
Rhyparochromidae are small and generally brown or mottled. The fore femora are often enlarged.
The name Rhyparochromidae comes from the Greek words rhyparos, meaning "dirt", and chromus, meaning "color".
The Rhyparochromidae were previously classified as a subfamily of Lygaeidae.
Subfamilies and Tribes
editThe family Rhyparochromidae has two subfamilies, Plinthisinae with only 2 genera, and Rhyparochrominae with more than 400 genera in 14 tribes:[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rhyparochromidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Rhyparochromidae". Australian Government: Department of the Environment and Heritage. 2002-02-15.
- ^ a b Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "family Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serville, 1843". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Family Rhyparochromidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
External links
edit
Media related to Rhyparochromidae at Wikimedia Commons
.jpg){kind=small} | This Pentatomomorpha article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |