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Largidae is a family of
insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s within the order
Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...
. They are commonly known as bordered plant bugs because many have contrasting coloured edges to their hemelytra. There are fifteen genera and about one hundred species. They are mostly wide-bodied, have no
ocelli A simple eye (sometimes called a pigment pit) refers to a form of eye or an optical arrangement composed of a single lens and without an elaborate retina such as occurs in most vertebrates. In this sense "simple eye" is distinct from a multi-l ...
and have a four-segmented
rostrum Rostrum may refer to: * Any kind of a platform for a speaker: **dais **pulpit * Rostrum (anatomy), a beak, or anatomical structure resembling a beak, as in the mouthparts of many sucking insects * Rostrum (ship), a form of bow on naval ships * Ros ...
. The bugs in this family are generally ground-dwelling or they scramble around in plants, bushes and trees. They are
phytophagous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpar ...
, feeding on plant juices and seeds.BugGuide
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Subfamilies

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Larginae Larginae is a subfamily of insects within the family Largidae Largidae is a family of insects within the order Hemiptera. They are commonly known as bordered plant bugs because many have contrasting coloured edges to their hemelytra. There are ...
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Physopeltinae Physopeltinae is a subfamily of insects within the family Largidae, or bordered plant bugs. Selected Genera '' Delacampius'' Distant, 1903 '' Iphita'' Stål 1870 '' Jindraia'' Stehlik, 2006 '' Macrocheraia'' Guérin-Ménéville, 1829 ''Physo ...


References

Heteroptera families {{Pentatomomorpha-stub