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Heterogastridae

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Heterogastridae
Heterogaster urticae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
Family: Heterogastridae
Stål, 1872

Heterogastridae is a family of lygaeoid bugs consisting of about 20 genera and more than 100 species.[1][2]

The group has been considered a subfamily, tribe and subtribe, but most recently has been restored to family status.[3]

Genera

These 20 genera belong to the family Heterogastridae:[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "family Heterogastridae Stål, 1872". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ^ G. Cassis, Gordon F. Gross (2002). Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha). Australian Biological Resources Study. ISBN 9780643068759.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Heterogastridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-19.