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    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...
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  • than 1⁄8 inch) North American insect in the order Hemiptera and family Lygaeidae. They are grey to brown in color, with largely transparent wings, and...
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    Lygaeus equestris (category Lygaeidae)
    black-and-red-bug, is a species of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae. Subspecies include: Lygaeus equestris equestris...
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    Oxycarenus lavaterae (category Lygaeidae)
    common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae. Historically it was mainly found in the Mediterranean...
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    Oncopeltus (category Lygaeidae)
    Oncopeltus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, which has at least 40 described species. These 40 species belong to the genus Oncopeltus:...
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    Lygaeus turcicus (category Lygaeidae)
    turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Eastern North America. The false milkweed bug is widely...
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    Lygaeus kalmii (category Lygaeidae)
    milkweed bug or common milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central and North America. Lygaeus kalmii was first formally...
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    Kleidocerys resedae (category Lygaeidae)
    resedae, the birch catkin bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America...
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  • These 114 genera belong to the family Lygaeidae, seed bugs. There are at least 980 described species in Lygaeidae. Aborsillus Barber, 1954 Acanthocrompus...
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    Oncopeltus sexmaculatus (category Lygaeidae)
    the six-spotted milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North...
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