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Checklist of Family Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874 (Bat bugs)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
256
7283
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
184
6422
45107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
72
2377
14872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs
11
1031
7234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
6
75
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyctenidae
Westwood, 1874
Bat bugs
1
17
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
1 Genera with 17 Species
Hesperoctenes Kirkaldy, 192218SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
17 Species
Hesperoctenes abalosi Del Ponte, 1944
Hesperoctenes angustatus Ferris & Usi..., 1939
Hesperoctenes cartus Kessel, 1922Williams's catchfly
Hesperoctenes chorote Ronderos, 1962
Hesperoctenes eumops Ferris & Usi..., 1939
Hesperoctenes fumarius Westwood, 1874
Hesperoctenes giganteus Ronderos, 1960
Hesperoctenes hermisi Ferris & Usi..., 1939
Hesperoctenes hermsi Ferris & Usi..., 1939
Hesperoctenes impressus Hovath, 1910
Hesperoctenes limai Ferris & Usi..., 1945
Hesperoctenes longiceps Waterhouse, 1880
Hesperoctenes minor Ronderos, 1962
Hesperoctenes parvulus Ferris & Usi..., 1945
Hesperoctenes setosus Jordan, 1922Williams's catchfly
Hesperoctenes tarsalis Horváth, 1911
Hesperoctenes vicinus Jordan, 1922Williams's catchfly

Subnodes of Polyctenidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyHesperocteninae
Maa, 1964
1
17
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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