Checklist of Suborder Heteroptera Latreille, 1810 (Bugs)
for Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
2347
4588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2340
4579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 341
2300
4507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 73
418
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 61
395
706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs | 29
142
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dominican Republic
29 Families width 249 Species and 2 Subspecies
| Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Bean bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aradidae Spinola, 1837 | Flat bug | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 | Alligator ticks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Berytidae Fieber, 1851 | Stilt bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blissidae Stål, 1862 | Chinch Bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860 | Gnat bug | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860 | Big-eyed Bugs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gerridae Leach, 1815 | Jesus bugs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Velvet water bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Bordered plant bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopodidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Spiny shore bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Megarididae McAtee & Mal..., 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867 | Pond treaders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Cotton stainers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Rhopalid Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891 | Jumping ground bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Termitaphididae Myers, 1924 | Termite bug | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1908 | Palm bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tingidae Laporte, 1832 | Lace bug | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Broad-shouldered bugs | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Heteroptera with occurrences in Dominican Republic | Infraorder | Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs | 3
40
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Dipsocoromorpha ♰
Miyamoto, 1961
minute litter bugs | 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Enicocephalomorpha
Stichel, 1955
unique-headed bugs | 1
3
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Gerromorpha
Popov, 1971
Semi-aquatic Bugs, Semiaquatic bugs, Shore-inhabiting bugs | 4
9
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Leptopodomorpha
Popov, 1971
Leptopodid bugs | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Nepomorpha
Popov, 1971
Aquatic bugs, True water bugs, water bugs | 1
1
4 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Pentatomomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
| 18
86
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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