Perigenes

Distant, 1893

dirt-colored seed bugs

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Perigenes is a of dirt-colored seed bugs in the Rhyparochromidae, established by Distant in 1893. The genus contains at least three described : Perigenes constrictus, P. dispositus, and P. similis. Members of this genus are true bugs (Hemiptera) belonging to the large and diverse .

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How to pronounce Perigenes: //ˌpɛrɪˈdʒɛnɛs//

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Distribution

Perigenes similis has been documented in Florida. The likely has a broader distribution in the Americas, but specific range data for the genus and its other is not clearly established in available sources.

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Species included

The contains three described : Perigenes constrictus (Say, 1831), Perigenes dispositus Distant, 1893, and Perigenes similis Barber, 1906.

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