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Pentatomomorpha

Flat bugs, stink bugs, seed bugs, leaf-footed bugs, scentless plant bugs, etc.

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taxon links [up-->]Lygaeoidea [up-->]Aradoidea [up-->]Pyrrhocoroidea [up-->]Pentatomoidea [up-->]Coreoidea Not MonophyleticMonophyly UncertainMonophyly Uncertain[down<--]Heteroptera Interpreting the tree
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Relationships after Li & al. (2005)
Containing group: Heteroptera

Other Names for Pentatomomorpha

References

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.

Li, H.-M., R.-Q. Deng, J.-W. Wang, Z.-Y. Chen, F.-L. Jia and X.-Z. Wang. 2005. A preliminary phylogeny of the Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) based on nuclear 18S rDNA and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37(2):313-326.

Schaefer, C.W. 1993. The Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera:Heteroptera): an annotated outline of its systematic history. European Journal of Entomology 90:105–122.

Schuh, R.T. and J.A. Slater. 1995. True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Classification and Natural History. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. xii , 336 pp.

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Scientific Name Melanocoryphus albomaculatus
Location Germany
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Copyright © 2004 Frank Köhler
Scientific Name Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Location County Mayo, Ireland
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Kevin Murphy
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Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © Kevin Murphy
Scientific Name Rhopalus sp.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage adult
Size 8mm
Copyright © 2001-2005 Benoit Martha
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Tree of Life Web Project. 1995. Pentatomomorpha. Flat bugs, stink bugs, seed bugs, leaf-footed bugs, scentless plant bugs, etc.. Version 01 January 1995 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Pentatomomorpha/10818/1995.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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