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Checklist for Family Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874 (Bat bugs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
207
3567
12908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
157
3033
10809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
68
1081
3613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs
9
344
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
5
36
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyctenidae
Westwood, 1874
Bat bugs
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
3 Genera with 5 Species
Adroctenes Jordan, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Eoctenes Kirkaldy, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Hypoctenes Jordan, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
5 Species
Adroctenes jordani Maa, 1964
Adroctenes magnus Maa, 1964
Eoctenes ferrisi Maa, 1964
Eoctenes intermedius Speiser, 1904
Hypoctenes quadratus Maa, 1964

Subnodes of Polyctenidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyPolycteninae
Westwood, 1874
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyctenidae at gbif.org
Polyctenidae at irmng.org
Polyctenidae at itis.gov