Black-spotted groundbug
Rhyparochromus pini (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The black-spotted groundbug (Rhyparochromus pini) is a species in the family Rhyparochromidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the black-spotted groundbug
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
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- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-spotted groundbug live?
Not recorded
Is the black-spotted groundbug endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the black-spotted groundbug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyRhyparochromidae
- genusRhyparochromus
- SpeciesRhyparochromus pini (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Aphanus pini, Calyptonotus pini, Cimex collinus, Cimex cricifer, Cimex crucifer, Cimex pini, Cimex pini punctatus, Lygaeus pini, Pachymerus lynceus pini, Pachymerus pini, Raglius pini, Rhyparochromus pini, Rhyparochromus pini pini
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- pozemka běžnáCzech
- Stor frøtægeDanish
- Kiefern-BodenwanzeGerman
- metsäruutuludeFinnish
- Avar-díszesbodobácsHungarian
- 무늬긴노린재Korean
- Pušyninė dirvablakėLithuanian
- DennenrookwantsDutch
- Brudziec sosnowyPolish
- Рипарохромус сосновыйRussian
- behavka obyčajnáSlovak
Relatives of the black-spotted groundbug
Other species in the same genus Rhyparochromus.
CompareBlack-spotted groundbug vs Rhyparochromus geniculatusBlack-spotted groundbug vs Rhyparochromus ibericusBlack-spotted groundbug vs Rhyparochromus intermediusBlack-spotted groundbug vs Rhyparochromus maroccanus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the black-spotted groundbug?
The black-spotted groundbug (Rhyparochromus pini) belongs to the family Rhyparochromidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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