Ereminellus
Harrington, 1980
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1Ereminellus is a of dirt-colored seed bugs in the Rhyparochromidae, established by Harrington in 1980. The genus contains at least two described : Ereminellus arizonensis (Barber, 1932) from Arizona and Ereminellus vitabundus Brailovsky & Barrera, 1984 from Mexico. It belongs to the tribe Myodochini within the Rhyparochrominae. Records in biodiversity databases remain sparse, with few documented observations.
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Distribution
Ereminellus arizonensis is known from Arizona, USA. Ereminellus vitabundus has been recorded from Mexico. The as a whole appears restricted to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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Taxonomic history
The was erected by Harrington in 1980. Ereminellus arizonensis was originally described in the genus Ptochiomera by Barber in 1932 before being transferred to Ereminellus. Ereminellus vitabundus was described by Brailovsky & Barrera in 1984.
Data scarcity
Only 7 observations are recorded in iNaturalist as of the available data, indicating the is rarely encountered or underreported.