Classification of the Terrestrial Heteroptera (Geocorisae)

Leston, Dennis; Pendergrast, J. G.; Southwood, T. R. E.

doi:10.1038/174091b0

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“…Tullgren ( 1918 ) recognized that Tingidae lacked abdominal trichobothria, whereas Piesmatidae possessed them, and Reuter ( 1910 ) classifi ed Piesmatidae and Tingidae together in the superfamily Tingitoidea. Finally, Leston et al ( 1954 ) and Drake and Davis ( 1960 ) have clearly shown that these two families are not closely related. Piesmatidae were consistently divorced from the Tingidae and placed in the infraorder Pentatomomorpha.…”

Section: Classifi Cation and Diversitymentioning

confidence: 94%

Lace Bugs (Tingidae)

Guidoti

Montemayor

Guilbert

2015

Entomology in Focus

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The members of the Tingidae family are commonly known as "lace bugs" because of the lacelike appearance of their pronotum and hemelytra. The family is distributed worldwide and is constituted by three subfamilies, Tinginae, Cantacaderinae, and Vianaidinae; all of them represented in the Neotropical Region being the last one endemic of this region. There are around 300 genera and 2,500 species in this family, but for the Neotropical Region, there are known approximately 70 genera and 600 species; most of them belong to the subfamily Tinginae. All lace bugs are phytophagous and host specifi c, with a few exceptions. Among them, there are some that have economic importance as crop pests and others that are useful for controlling harmful weeds in fi eld crops. Herein we characterize and diagnose the family, we mention some of the most relevant aspects of their biology and ecology, and we provide a summary of its taxonomy with some comments about its phylogeny. The economically most relevant species of the Neotropical Region are listed; for all of them, we provide information about their host plants, distributions, and related literature. We also developed a key to the most economically important Neotropical genera.

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Section: Classifi Cation and Diversitymentioning

confidence: 94%

Lace Bugs (Tingidae)

Guidoti

Montemayor

Guilbert

2015

Entomology in Focus

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“…Infl uenced by the work of Tullgren ( 1918 ) and Singh-Pruthi ( 1925 ) and by their own observations, Leston et al ( 1954 ) coined the Pentatomomorpha to include the Aradoidea and Trichophora. As conceived by Tullgren ( 1918 ), the Trichophora gathered the taxa presenting ventral abdominal trichobothria and a certain type of pulvilli ( sic arolia).…”

Section: Pentatomomorphamentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In a wider classifi cation approach within the Heteroptera, the work of Leston et al ( 1954 ) was a keystone to heteropteran modern classifi cation. Leston et al introduced the terms Cimicomorpha and Pentatomomorpha in the fi rst attempt to recognize natural groups within the polyphyletic Geocorisae, based on accumulated evidence from comparative studies of internal anatomy and external morphology of the Heteroptera (Schuh and Slater 1995 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification and Biogeography of Neotropical True Bugs

Ferrari

Barão

Bianchi

et al. 2015

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

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A review of Heteroptera classifi cation, biogeography, and phylogeography is presented. The use of molecular data signifi cantly expanded the knowledge of phylogenetic relationships among and within heteropteran infraorders. However, taxa historically less studied continue to receive little attention. Promising, new molecular approaches with increased genetic markers and broader taxon sampling, as well as new morphological approaches (e.g., microtomography), are the future for more stable classifi cations and a better comprehension of the heteropteran evolutionary history, but their application is still incipient. A non-exhaustive overview of studies about Neotropical heteropteran biogeography is made and discussed, including those about intercontinental connections and regional distribution patterns. The most comprehensible studies, and more promising area, seem to be those focused on distribution patterns, especially employing macroecological methods, and trying to elucidate what are the major factors responsible for the distribution of the group in the Neotropics. Finally, we present an overview of phylogeographic studies involving Neotropical Heteroptera. It is clear that the best biogeographic and phylogeographic studied groups are those with medical and economical importance (e.g., Reduviidae and Pentatomidae).

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“…The family Aradidae has been placed within the infraorder Pentatomomorpha (Leston 1954 ). Today, fl at bugs are grouped into 8 subfamilies: Aneurinae, Aradinae, Calisiinae, Carventinae, Chinamyersiinae, Isoderminae, Mezirinae, and Prosympiestinae (Schuh and Slater 1995 ).…”

Section: Classifi Cation and Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Flat Bugs (Aradidae)

Coscarón

Contreras

2015

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

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Aradidae or "fl at bugs" have a fl attened shape and somber colors well adapted for a lifestyle on or under the bark of dead trees. The pronounced elongation of the stylets is a remarkable adaptation to exploit juices of fungi during feeding. For the Neotropical Region, 80 genera and 509 species are recognized. General characteristics, diagnosis, biology, and ecology of Neotropical aradids are presented.

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Classification of the Terrestrial Heteroptera (Geocorisae)

Cited by 93 publications

References 6 publications

Lace Bugs (Tingidae)

Lace Bugs (Tingidae)

Classification and Biogeography of Neotropical True Bugs

Flat Bugs (Aradidae)

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