Heterogastridae

Heterogastridae
Heterogaster urticae
Scientific 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]

• 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

1. 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.

External links

• Media related to Heterogastridae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Heterogastridae at Wikispecies