Checklist of Suborder Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 (Bugs)
for British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 865
12017
42756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 862
12007
42740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 783
11731
42132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 178
1553
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 135
1332
3523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 53
458
1092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Isles
53 Families width 1092 Species and 35 Subspecies
| Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 | Acanthosomatids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aepophilidae Puton, 1879 | Marine bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Bean bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837 | Flower bugs | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelocheiridae Fieber, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aradidae Spinola, 1837 | Flat bug | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Artheneidae Stål, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 | Alligator ticks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Berytidae Fieber, 1851 | Stilt bug | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Blissidae Stål, 1862 | Chinch Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratocombidae Fieber, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 | Bat bugs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Corixidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser Water-Boatman | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dipsocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Dipsocorids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860 | Gnat bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897 | Toad bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860 | Big-eyed Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gerridae Leach, 1815 | Jesus bugs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Velvet water bug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogastridae Stål, 1872 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820 | Marsh treader | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Bordered plant bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopodidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Spiny shore bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867 | Pond treaders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924 | Pygmy water boatmen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Microphysidae Dohrn, 1859 | Microphysid bugs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 370 | Species | Taxom | | Nabidae Costa, 1852 | Damsel bugs | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Naucoridae Leach, 1815 | Creeping water bug | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepidae Latreille, 1802 | Back-swimmer Water-boatmen | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Ochteridae Kirkaldy, 1906 | Velvety shore bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachymeridiidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Piesmatidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843 | Ash grey leaf bug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pleidae Fieber, 1817 | Pigmy backswimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Cotton stainers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Rhopalid Bugs | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Shore bug | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891 | Jumping ground bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864 | Giant shield bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1908 | Palm bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Black bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tingidae Laporte, 1832 | Lace bug | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Broad-shouldered bugs | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Heteroptera with occurrences in British Isles | Infraorder | Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs | 7
180
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Dipsocoromorpha ♰
Miyamoto, 1961
minute litter bugs | 3
4
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Enicocephalomorpha
Stichel, 1955
unique-headed bugs | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 5
12
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Leptopodomorpha
Popov, 1971
Leptopodid bugs | 3
11
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, water bugs | 10
44
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 23
202
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pachymeridiidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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