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Rhyparochromini
dirt-colored seed bugs
Rhyparochromini is a tribe of dirt-colored seed bugs within the family Rhyparochromidae, representing the most diverse tribe in its family with over 40 genera and 360 described species. Members are characterized cytogenetically by the presence of a pair of microchromosomes (m-chromosomes) and an XY/XX sex chromosome system. The tribe exhibits highest diversity in the Afrotropical, Palearctic, and Oriental biogeographic regions.