Heterogastridae

Heterogastridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
Family: Heterogastridae
Subfamilies

Heterogastrinae

Heterogastridae is a family of lygaeoid bugs consisting of 23 genera and 97 species.[1]

The group has been considered a subfamily, tribe and subtribe, but most recently has been restored to family status.[2]

Partial list of genera

  • Artemidorus Distant, 1903
  • Boccharis Distant, 1904
  • Depressignus Scudder, 1962
  • Dinomachellus Scudder, 1957
  • Dinomachus Distant, 1901
  • Equatobursa H.G. Zou, 1985
  • Eranchiellus Scudder, 1957
  • Heissothignus Slater & Brailovsky, 2006
  • Heterogaster Schilling, 1829
  • Heteropynellus Scudder, 1962
  • Hyginellus Distant, 1913
  • Hyginus Stål, 1859
  • Masoas Distant, 1906
  • Minigellus Scudder, 1962
  • Nerthus Distant, 1909
  • Parathyginus Scudder, 1957
  • Platyplax Fieber, 1860
  • Sadoletus Distant, 1904
  • Thyrothanus Scudder, 1957
  • Trinithignus Scudder, 1962
  • Walkothignus Scudder, 1962
  • Woodwardothignus Slater, 1981

References

  1. ↑ G. Cassis, Gordon F. Gross. "Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha)". Australian Biological Resources Study.
  2. ↑ Henry, T. J. 1997. Phylogenetic analysis of family groups within the infraorder Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), with emphasis on the Lygaeoidea. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 90: 275-301


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