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Heterogastridae
Family Heterogastridae
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
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1
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Identification
see
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2
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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. Version 5.0
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