family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of true bugs (order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
). Many species under Rhyparochromidae are commonly referred to as seed bugs, as are other species within the wider
Pentatomomorpha
The Pentatomomorpha comprise an infraorder of insects in the true bug order Hemiptera. It unites such animals as the shield- or stink-bugs (Pentatomidae and alies), flat bugs (Aradidae), seed bugs (Lygaeidae and Rhyparochromidae), etc. They ar ...
. 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. Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or ...
Targaremini
Targaremini is a tribe of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 20 genera and 50 described species in Targaremini.
Genera
These 22 genera belong to the tribe Targaremini:
* ''Australotarma'' Woodward, 1978
* ...