Taphropeltus

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Taphropeltus
Taphropeltus contractus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Tribe: Drymini
Genus: Taphropeltus
Stal, 1872

Taphropeltus is a genus of seed bugs belonging to the family Rhyparochromidae;[1] some species have been placed previously in Notochilus (also in trbe Drymini).[2]

The species of this genus are found in Europe and the Middle East.[1]

Species

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The Lygaeoidea Species File[2] includes:

  1. Taphropeltus andrei (Puton, 1877)
  2. Taphropeltus contractus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835)
  3. Taphropeltus hamulatus (Thomson, 1870) - type species (by subsequent designation)
  4. Taphropeltus nervosus (Fieber, 1861)
  5. Taphropeltus ornatus Linnavuori, 1978

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taphropeltus Stal, 1872". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Lygaeoidea Species File: genus Taphropeltus Stål, 1872 (retrieved 21 November 2025)