Heterogastridae is a family of lygaeoid bugs consisting of about 20 genera and more than 100 species.[1][2]
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| Heterogaster urticae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Pentatomomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Lygaeoidea |
| Family: | Heterogastridae Stål, 1872 |
The group has been considered a subfamily, tribe and subtribe, but most recently has been restored to family status.[3]
Genera
editThese 20 genera belong to the family Heterogastridae:[1][4]
- Artemidorus Distant, 1903
- Boccharis Distant, 1904
- Depressignus Scudder, 1962
- Dinomachellus Scudder, 1957
- Dinomachus Distant, 1901
- Eranchiellus Scudder, 1957
- Heterogaster Schilling, 1829
- Hyginellus Distant, 1913
- Hyginus Stal, 1859
- Masoas Distant, 1906
- Minigellus Scudder, 1962
- Nerthus Distant, 1909
- Parasadoletus Malipatil, 2020
- Parathyginus Scudder, 1957
- Platyplax Fieber, 1860
- Sadoletus Distant, 1904
- Thyrothanus Scudder, 1957
- Trinithignus Scudder, 1962
- Walkothignus Scudder, 1968
- Woodwardothignus Slater, 1981
References
edit- ^ a b Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "family Heterogastridae Stål, 1872". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ G. Cassis, Gordon F. Gross (2002). Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha). Australian Biological Resources Study. ISBN 9780643068759.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Heterogastridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
External links
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