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Rhopalidae sp.

Rhopalidae sp.


Family: Rhopalidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family of true bugs. In older literature, the family is sometimes called "Corizidae". They differ from the related coreids in lacking well-developed scent glands. They are usually light-colored and smaller than coreids. Some are very similar to the orsilline lygaeids, but can be distinguished by the many veins in the membrane of the hemelytra. They live principally on weeds, but a few (including the boxelder bug) are arboreal. All are plant feeders. The type genus for the family is Rhopalus.
Currently, 30 genera and over 240 species of rhopalids are known. The oldest fossil rhopalids described are from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, discovered from the Haifanggou Formation. They are not considered economically important, with a few species being pests of ornamental trees.

Source: Wikipedia, article Rhopalidae sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 438265
  Adult

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/20/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 367805
♂ ♀
  Adult

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/26/2017
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 367803
 
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/18/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
138516120/03/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
114733918/02/2019ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
114734126/12/2017ArgentinaSanta FeSarmiento y Centenario, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Rhopalidae sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.