Plataspidae
Sign in to savePlataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. They are a family of hemipteran insects (true bugs) of the suborder Heteroptera (typical bugs).
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyPlataspidae
Plataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. They are a family of hemipteran insects (true bugs) of the suborder Heteroptera (typical bugs).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 127
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Plataspidae
- Collections
- UHIM, BYU, DCH, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Ghana, Nigeria
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Species introduced to other areas
- References
Plataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. They are a family of hemipteran insects (true bugs) of the suborder Heteroptera (typical bugs).
==Genera== Aphanopneuma Arefbea Bozius Brachyplatys Calacta Cantharodes Capuronia Catabrachyplatys Caternaultiella Ceratocoris Chinacoris Chinanops Codronchus Coptosoma Coptosomoides Cratoplatys Cronion Elapheozygum Emparka Erythrosomaspis Fieberisca Glarocoris Handlirschiella Hemitrochostoma Heterocrates Isoplatys Kuhlgatzia Libyaspis Livingstonisca Madegaschia Megacopta Merinjakia Montandoneus Montandonistella Neobozius Neocratoplatys Neotiarocoris Niamia Oncylaspis Oscula Paracopta Pelioderma Phyllomegacopta Ponsila Ponsilasia Probaenops Pseudoponsila Psocotoma Schizometopus Scleropelta Severiniella Spathocrates Tarichea Tetrisia Teuthocoris Thyreoprana Tiarocoris Tropidotylus Vetora Vigetus
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