Ground bug

Ground bug or groundbug is a term that has not been used with a great deal of precision. It has been used to refer to the following Pentatomomorpha:

• the lygaeoid bugs (Lygaeoidea):
• Heterogastridae, for example Heterogaster urticae <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> - the "Nettle Ground Bug"
• Lygaeidae
• Piesmatidae
• Others:
• Cydnidae more commonly known as the "burrowing bugs", and some as "ground pearls", but notably Microporus nigrita - "Black Ground Bug"
• Dipsocoridae, known as the "jumping ground bugs"

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