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Checklist for Tribe Discocephalini Fieber, 1860
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
166
2433
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
116
2126
7170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
49
797
2603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
24
364
848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pentatomoidea
Reuter, 1910
9
132
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPentatomidae
Leach, 1815
Lesser shield bugs, Shield bugs, Shield-backed bugs
101
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDiscocephalinae
Fieber, 1860
17
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDiscocephalini
Fieber, 1860
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
14 Genera with 21 Species
Abascantus Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Alveostethus Ruckes, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Antiteuchus Dallas, 17876SpeciesTaxom
Cataulax Spinola, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Dinocoris Burmeister, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Discocephala Macquart, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Discocephalessa Kirkaldy, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dryptocephala Laporte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eurystethus Mayr, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lineostethus Ruckes, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Mecistorhinus Dallas, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Phoeacia Stål, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycarenus Fieber, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Sympiezorhincus Spinola, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
21 Species
Abascantus lobatus Stal, 1864
Alveostethus politus Signoret, 1851
Antiteuchus macraspis Perty, 1834
Antiteuchus mixtus Fabricius, 1787
Antiteuchus punctissimus Ruckes, 1964
Antiteuchus rideri Rolston, 1993
Antiteuchus sepulcralis Fabricius, 1803
Antiteuchus tripterus Fabricius, 1787
Cataulax froeschneri Grazia, Camp..., 2000
Cataulax subtiliterconspersus Grazia, Camp..., 2000
Dinocoris (Dinocoris) antennatus Dallas, 1851
Dinocoris (Dinocoris) gibbus Dallas, 1852
Dinocoris (Dinocoris) maculatus Laporte, 1832
Dinocoris nigrodecorata Becker & Grazia, 1985
Discocephala marmorea de Castelnau, 1832
Discocephalessa sordida Walker, 1867
Dryptocephala lurida Erichson, 1848
Eurystethus conspurcata Ruckes H., 1966
Lineostethus tenebricornis Ruckes, 1957
Platycarenus umbraculatus Fabricius, 1803
Sympiezorhincus punctipes Dallas, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Discocephalini at itis.gov