Biology:Phyllocephalinae

Short description: Subfamily of true bugs

Phyllocephalinae
Eonymia foveata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Superfamily:	Pentatomoidea
Family:	Pentatomidae
Subfamily:	Phyllocephalinae Amyot & Serville, 1843

The Phyllocephalinae are a subfamily of shield bugs erected by Amyot and Serville in 1843.

Tribes and genera

BioLib lists the following genera in four tribes:

Cressonini

Auth.: Kamaluddin & Ahmad, 1991

1. Cressona Dallas, 1851
2. Kafubu Schouteden, 1962
3. Lamtoplax Linnavuori, 1982
4. Melampodius Distant, 1901
5. Nimboplax Linnavuori, 1982
6. Uddmania Bergroth, 1915

Megarrhamphini

Megarrhamphus truncatus

Auth.: Ahmad, 1981

1. Bakerorandolotus Ahmad & Kamaluddin, 1978
2. Megarrhamphus Bergroth, 1891
3. Randolotus Distant, 1902

Phyllocephalini

Auth.: Amyot & Serville, 1843

1. Basicryptus Herrich-Schäffer, 1844
2. Borrichias Distant, 1910
3. Chalcopis Kirkaldy, 1909
4. Dalsira Amyot & Serville, 1843
5. Delocephalus Distant, 1881
6. Dichelorhinus Stål, 1853
7. Diplorhinus Amyot & Serville, 1843
8. Eonymia Linnavuori, 1982
9. Frisimelica Distant, 1900
10. Gonopsimorpha Yang, 1934
11. Gonopsis Amyot & Serville, 1843
12. Jayma Rider, 1998
13. Kaffraria Kirkaldy, 1909
14. Katongoplax Linnavuori, 1982
15. Lobopeltista Schouteden, 1905
16. Macrina Amyot & Serville, 1843
17. Magwamba Distant, 1910
18. Mercatus Distant, 1902
19. Metocryptus Linnavuori, 1982
20. Minchamia Gross, 1976
21. Nazeeriana Ahmad & Kamaluddin, 1978
22. Neoschyzops Ahmad & Kamaluddin, 1990
23. Penedalsira Linnavuori, 1982
24. Phyllocephala Laporte, 1833
25. Roebournea Schouteden, 1906
26. Salvianus Distant, 1902
27. Sandehana Distant, 1898
28. Schismatops Dallas, 1851
29. Schyzops Spinola, 1837
30. Storthogaster Karsch, 1892
31. Tantia Distant, 1910
32. Tshibalaka Schouteden, 1963

Tetrodini

Auth.: Ahmad, 1981

1. Gellia Stål, 1865
2. Tetroda Amyot & Serville, 1843
3. Tetrodias Kirkaldy, 1909

unplaced genera

• Thalagmus Stål

External links

• Images of Phyllocephala volxemii at the Swedish Museum of Natural History

Wikidata ☰ Q21224363 entry