Biology:Discocephalinae

Short description: Subfamily of true bugs

Discocephalinae
Antiteuchus melanoleucus with eggs
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Discocephalinae Fieber, 1860

The Discocephalinae are a subfamily of shield bugs, erected by Fieber in 1860, and found worldwide.

Tribes and genera

BioLib lists the following genera in two tribes:

Discocephalini

Auth.: Fieber, 1860

1. †Acanthocephalonotum Petrulevičius & Popov, 2014
2. Abascantus (insect) Stål, 1864
3. Ablaptus Stål, 1864
4. Acclivilamna Ruckes, 1966
5. Agaclitus Stål, 1864
6. Alcippus Stål, 1867
7. Allinocoris Ruckes, 1966
8. Alveostethus Ruckes, 1966
9. Antiteuchus Dallas, 1851
10. Braunus Distant, 1899
11. Callostethus Ruckes, 1961
12. Cataulax Spinola, 1837
13. Colpocarena Stål, 1868
14. Dinocoris Burmeister, 1835
15. Discocephala Laporte, 1833
16. Discocephalessa Kirkaldy, 1909
17. Dryptocephala Laporte, 1833
18. Eurystethus Mayr, 1864
19. Glyphuchus Stål, 1860
20. Grassator Ruckes, 1965
21. Harpagogaster Kormilev, 1957
22. Ischnopelta Stål, 1868
23. Lineostethus Ruckes, 1966
24. Mecistorhinus Dallas, 1851
25. Oncodochilus Fieber, 1851
26. Opophylax Bergroth, 1918
27. Pandonotum Ruckes, 1965
28. Paralcippus Becker & Grazia, 1986
29. Parantiteuchus Ruckes, 1962
30. Parvamima Ruckes, 1960
31. Patronatus Ruckes, 1965
32. Pelidnocoris Stål, 1867
33. Phineus (insect) Stål, 1862
34. Phoeacia Stål, 1862
35. Placidocoris Ruckes, 1965
36. Platycarenus Fieber, 1860
37. Priapismus Distant, 1889
38. Psorus Bergroth, 1914
39. Ruckesiocoris Rider, 1998
40. Sachana Amyot & Serville, 1843
41. Sympiezorhincus Spinola, 1837
42. Tetragonotum Ruckes, 1965
43. Uncinala Ruckes, 1965
44. Unicrus Ruckes, 1966

Ochlerini

Auth.: Rolston, 1981

1. Adoxoplatys Breddin, 1903
2. Alathetus Dallas, 1851
3. Alitocoris Sailer, 1950
4. Barola Rolston, 1992
5. Brachelytron Ruckes, 1958
6. Catulona Rolston, 1992
7. Clypona Rolston, 1992
8. Coranda Rolston, 1992
9. Cromata Ruckes, 1992
10. Eritrachys Ruckes, 1959
11. Forstona Rolston, 1992
12. Herrichella Distant, 1911
13. Hondocoris Thomas, 2004
14. Lincus Stål, 1867
15. Macropygium Spinola, 1837
16. Melambyrsus Breddin, 1912
17. Miopygium Breddin, 1904
18. Moncus Stål, 1867
19. Neoadoxoplatys Kormilev, 1956
20. Ocellatocoris Campos & Grazia, 2001
21. Ochlerus Spinola, 1837
22. Orbatina Ruckes, 1960
23. Paralincus Distant, 1911
24. Parochlerus Breddin, 1904
25. Phereclus (insect) Stål, 1862
26. Pseudadoxoplatys Rolston, 1992
27. Schaefferella Spinola, 1850
28. Schraderiellus Rider, 1998
29. Similiforstona Campos & Grazia, 2000
30. Stalius Rolston, 1992
31. Tetrochlerus Breddin, 1904
32. Uvaldus Rolston, 1992

Unplaced genera

1. Nigrisagitta Rosso & Campos
2. Parastalius Matesco, Grazia & Campos, 2007
3. Stapecolis Garbelotto & Campos, 2016
4. Xynocoris Garbelotto & Campos, 2014

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21221072 entry