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 Pentatomorpha:


 * the lygaeoid bugs (Lygaeoidea):
 * Heterogastridae, for example Heterogaster urticae (Fabricius, 1775) - 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"