Family

Rhyparochromidae (Dirt-colored seed bugs)

Scolopostethus thomsoni. Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha (Pentatomomorph bugs)
        Superfamily: Lygaeoidea (Seed bugs and allies)
        Family: Rhyparochromidae (Dirt-colored seed bugs)
        Subfamily: Rhyparochrominae (1)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Rhyparochrominae

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