Northeastern-species-complex

Guides

• Ligyrocoris depictus

  dirt-colored seed bug

  Ligyrocoris depictus is a seed bug species in the family Rhyparochromidae, described by Barber in 1921. It is part of a complex of closely related northeastern North American species that includes L. diffusus, L. sylvestris, and a subsequently described species. These four species are sympatric in New England but differ markedly in overall distribution.

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