Family Heterogastridae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited

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Hetergaster flavicosta - Heterogaster flavicosta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily Lygaeoidea

Family Heterogastridae

Explanation of Names

Heterogastridae Stål 1872

Numbers

3 spp. (of which one adventive) in a single genus in our area, >100 spp. in 20 genera worldwide(1)

Identification

see (2)

Range

much of the world (absent in the Neotropical realm & n. Asia)

Works Cited

1.	Dellapé P.M., Henry T.J. (2016‒) Lygaeoidea species file

2.	California plant pest & disease report, Vol. 25 (Jan 2008 through Dec 2009) Gaimari S., O’Donnell M., eds. 2011. California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch. 108 pp.

Contributed by v belov on 21 January, 2012 - 4:19pm
Last updated 13 October, 2023 - 5:19pm

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