Peritrechus Explained

Peritrechus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are at least 20 described species in Peritrechus.

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Peritrechus:

• Peritrechus angusticollis (Sahlberg, 1848)

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• Peritrechus convivus (Stål, 1851)

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• Peritrechus dissimilis Horvath, G., 1895

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• Peritrechus femoralis Kerzhner, I.M., 1977

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• Peritrechus flavicornis Jakovlev, 1876

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• Peritrechus fraternus Uhler, 1871

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• Peritrechus geniculatus (Hahn, 1831)

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• Peritrechus gracilicornis Puton, A., 1877

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• Peritrechus insignis Jakovlev, B.E., 1892

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• Peritrechus lundi Gmelin, 1790

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• Peritrechus meridionalis

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• Peritrechus nubilus (Fallen, C.F., 1807)

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• Peritrechus oculatus Jakovlev, B.E., 1885

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• Peritrechus paludemaris Barber, 1914

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• Peritrechus pilosulus Scudder, 2000

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• Peritrechus pusillus Horvath, G., 1884

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• Peritrechus putoni Horvath, G., 1895

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• Peritrechus saskatchewanensis Barber, H.G., 1918

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• Peritrechus tristis Van Duzee, 1906

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• Peritrechus variegatus Kiritshenko, A.N., 1914

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Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1926. Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. 10.5962/bhl.title.6871. free.
• Book: Henry . Thomas J.. Froeschner . Richard C.. 1988. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. 0-916846-44-X.
• Book: Walker . Francis. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. 10.5962/bhl.title.9254. free.