Rhyparochromidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Lygaeoidea

Familia: Rhyparochromidae
Subfamilia: Plinthisinae - Rhyparochrominae

Genera incertae sedis: Amicrops – Anisocoris
Name

Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serville, 1843

References
Original reference
References

Kment, P., Carapezza, A., Jindra, Z. & Kondorosy, E. 2017. Review of the genus Lanchnophorus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) with description of three new species and other nomenclatural changes. Zootaxa 4226(1): 47–74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4226.1.2. Reference page.
Kondorosy, E., Ishikawa, T. & Rédei, D. 2016. Resolving the taxonomy and nomenclature of Metochus abbreviatus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae). Zootaxa 4193(1): 151–166. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4193.1.7. Reference page.
Rédei, D., Zhu, X-D. & Kondorosy, E. 2016. The identity of Orthaea maculifera, with proposal of a new synonymy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae). Zootaxa 4107(1): 98–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4107.1.8. Reference page.

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The Rhyparochromidae are a large family of true bugs (order Hemiptera), many of which are commonly referred to as seed bugs. The family includes two subfamilies, more than 420 genera, and over 2,100 described species.[2][3][4]

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

The family Rhyparochromidae has two subfamilies, Plinthisinae with only 2 genera, and Rhyparochrominae with more than 400 genera in 14 tribes:[3]

Antillocorini
Cleradini
Drymini
Gonianotini
Lethaeini
Lilliputocorini
Megalonotini
Myodochini
Ozophorini
Phasmosomini
Rhyparochromini
Stygnocorini
Targaremini
Udeocorini

See also

List of Rhyparochrominae genera

References

"Rhyparochromidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
"Rhyparochromidae". Australian Government: Department of the Environment and Heritage. 2002-02-15. }}
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.