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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
410
18688
138215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
320
16830
121212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Heteroptera
Latreille, 1810
Bugs, Gerrids, Heteropterans, True bugs
97
5619
36760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cimicomorpha
Leston & al., 1954
Assassin bugs, Bed bugs, Thaumastocorid bugs
20
2246
16540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cimicoidea
Jordan, 1912
8
156
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyctenidae
Westwood, 1874
Bat bugs
5
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
5 Genera with 33 Species
Adroctenes Jordan, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Eoctenes Kirkaldy, 18797SpeciesTaxom
Hesperoctenes Kirkaldy, 192217SpeciesTaxom
Hypoctenes Jordan, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Polyctenes Westwood & G..., 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
33 Species
Adroctenes horvathi Jordan, 1912
Adroctenes jordani Maa, 1964
Adroctenes magnus Maa, 1964
Eoctenes coleurae Maa, 1964
Eoctenes ferrisi Maa, 1964
Eoctenes intermedius Speiser, 1904
Eoctenes maai Bhat, Sreeni..., 1973
Eoctenes nycteridis Horváth, 1910
Eoctenes sinae Maa, 1961
Eoctenes spasmae Waterhouse, 1879
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
Hypoctenes clarus Jordan, 1922Williams's catchfly
Hypoctenes faini Benoit, 1958
Hypoctenes hutsoni Maa, 1970Common malaria mosquito
Hypoctenes petiolatus Maa, 1964
Hypoctenes quadratus Maa, 1964
Polyctenes molossus Giglioli, 1864

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycteninae
Westwood, 1874
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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