family
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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.
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
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on ...