''Remaudiereana'' is a genus of true bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae.

Description

''Remaudiereana'' have a robust and subovoid body with many long, curved, semi-erect hairs. The anterior of the

pronotum The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum ( dorsal), the prosternum ( ventral), and the propleuron ( lateral) o ...

has a narrow, impunctate "collar" and posterior to this is a deep groove. The lateral margins of both pronotal lobes are rounded. The clavus has punctures in four or more rows. The buccular juncture is V-shaped. The mesepimeron is enclosed. The evaporative area is extensive. The fore femur has a single row of spines along the inner edge of the ventral surface as well as a well-developed spine on the outer edge. In males, the fore tibia is curved and has a large spine in the middle, and the pygophore posterior edge has a shallow median groove in the lip.

Ecology

''Remaudiereana nigriceps'' is one of several species of bugs that forms swarms in the

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of Australia during the dry season. It is attracted to lights at night but is also known to swarm during the day. These bugs are attracted to white objects including floors, walls and clothing that has been hung out to dry. ''Remaudiereana nigriceps'' feeds on plant seeds lying on the ground and on grasses and weeds.

Species

The following species are included in ''Remaudiereana'': * '' Remaudiereana annulipes'' (Baerensprung, 1859) * '' Remaudiereana calcarata'' (Puton, 1874) * '' Remaudiereana castanea'' (Van Duzee, 1932) * '' Remaudiereana flavipes'' (Motschulsky, 1863) * '' Remaudiereana horvathi'' (Reuter, 1882) * ''

Remaudiereana inornata ''Remaudiereana'' is a genus of true bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. Description ''Remaudiereana'' have a robust and subovoid body with many long, curved, semi-erect hairs. The anterior of the pronotum has a narrow, impunctate "collar" an ...

'' (Walker, 1872) * '' Remaudiereana nigra'' Scudder, 1963 * '' Remaudiereana nigriceps'' (Dallas, 1852) * '' Remaudiereana octonotata'' (Bergroth, 1914) * '' Remaudiereana puberula'' (China, 1930) * '' Remaudiereana robusta'' (Malipatil, 1978) * '' Remaudiereana sobrina'' (Distant, 1901)

Gallery

File:Remaudiereana nigriceps 4682227.jpg, '' Remaudiereana nigriceps'' File:Remaudiereana puberula 4700072.jpg, '' Remaudiereana puberula''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18102305 Rhyparochromidae Pentatomomorpha genera