- Rhyparochromidae
Taxobox
color = pink
name = Rhyparochromidae
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hemiptera
infraordo =Pentatomomorpha
superfamilia =Lygaeoidea
familia = Rhyparochromidae
familia_authority = nowrap|Amyot and Serville, 1843 [ITIS|ID=676868|taxon=Rhyparochromidae]
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =Plinthisinae Rhyparochrominae 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, 368 genera, and over 1,800 species. [cite web |publisher=Australian Government :Department of the Environment and Heritage |url=http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Rhyparochromidae |title=Rhyparochromidae |date=2002-02-15 ]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 .References
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