Enicocephalidae

Unique-headed bugs
Phthirocoris magnus female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Enicocephalomorpha
Family: Enicocephalidae
Systelloderes maclachlani

Enicocephalidae, also called unique-headed bugs and gnat bugs, are a family of 130 species of the suborder heteroptera. They are typically 4 mm long, and found throughout the world. They have an elongated head, constricted in places, hence their head is 'unique'.

Genera

These 26 genera belong to the family Enicocephalidae:

  • Alienates Barber, 1953 i c g
  • Boreostolus Wygodzinsky and Stys, 1970 i c g
  • Brevidorsus Kritsky, 1977 i c g
  • Ciucephalus Štys, 1982 g
  • Disphaerocephalus Cockerell, 1917 g
  • Enicocephalinus Azar, Fleck, Nel & Solignac, 1999 g
  • Enicocephalus Westwood, 1838 g
  • Gourlayocoris c g
  • Henicocephalus g
  • Henschiella Horvath, 1888 g
  • Hoplitocoris Jeannel, 1942 g
  • Hymenocoris Uhler, 1892 i c g
  • Lomagostus Villiers, 1958 g
  • Monteithostolus Štys, 1981 g
  • Nesenicocephalus Usinger, 1939 i c g
  • Oncylocotis Stål, 1855 g
  • Paenicotechys Štys, 1969 g
  • Paralienates Maldonado-Capriles, Santiago-Blay & Poinar, 1996 g
  • Phaenicocleus Štys & Banar, 2009 g
  • Phthirocoris Enderlein, 1904 g
  • Phthirostenus c g
  • Proboscidopirates Villiers, 1958 g
  • Pyrenicocephalus Štys, 2010 g
  • Stenopirates Walker, 1873 g
  • Systelloderes Blanchard, 1852 i c g b
  • Tornocrusus Kritsky, 1977 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Enicocephalidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Browse Enicocephalidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Enicocephalidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Enicocephalidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.


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