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Genus of insects

Remaudiereana
Remaudiereana inornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Subfamily: Rhyparochrominae
Tribe: Myodochini
Genus: Remaudiereana
Hoberlandt, 1954

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" 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 Northern Territory 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:

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References

  1. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Genus: Remaudiereana". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ "Remaudiereana Hoberlandt, 1954". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. Harrington, B. Jane (1980). "A generic level revision and cladistic analysis of the Myodochini of the world (Hemiptera, Lygaeidae, Rhyparochrominae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 167, article 2". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.
  4. Chin, D.; Thistleton, B.; Brown, H. "Swarming Bugs (family Lygaeidae)" (PDF). Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  5. "genus Remaudiereana Hoberlandt, 1954: Lygaeoidea Species File". lygaeoidea.archive.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
Taxon identifiers
Remaudiereana
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