The Discocephalinae are a subfamily of shield bugs, erected by Fieber in 1860,[1] and found mostly in the Americas.

Discocephalinae
Antiteuchus melanoleucus with eggs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Pentatomidae
Subfamily: Discocephalinae
Fieber, 1860

Tribes and genera

edit

BioLib lists the following genera in two tribes:[2]

Discocephalini

edit

Auth.: Fieber, 1860

  1. Acanthocephalonotum Petrulevičius & Popov, 2014
  2. Abascantus (insect) Stål, 1864
  3. Ablaptus Stål, 1864
  4. Acclivilamna Ruckes, 1966
  5. Agaclitus Stål, 1864
  6. Alcippus Stål, 1867
  7. Allinocoris Ruckes, 1966
  8. Alveostethus Ruckes, 1966
  9. Antiteuchus Dallas, 1851
  10. Braunus Distant, 1899
  11. Callostethus Ruckes, 1961
  12. Cataulax Spinola, 1837
  13. Colpocarena Stål, 1868
  14. Dinocoris Burmeister, 1835
  15. Discocephala Laporte, 1833
  16. Discocephalessa Kirkaldy, 1909
  17. Dryptocephala Laporte, 1833
  18. Eurystethus Mayr, 1864
  19. Glyphuchus Stål, 1860
  20. Harpagogaster Kormilev, 1957
  21. Ischnopelta Stål, 1868
  22. Lineostethus Ruckes, 1966
  23. Mecistorhinus Dallas, 1851
  24. Oncodochilus Fieber, 1851
  25. Opophylax Bergroth, 1918
  26. Pandonotum Ruckes, 1965
  27. Paralcippus Becker & Grazia, 1986
  28. Parantiteuchus Ruckes, 1962
  29. Parvamima Ruckes, 1960
  30. Patronatus Ruckes, 1965
  31. Pelidnocoris Stål, 1867
  32. Phineus (insect) Stål, 1862
  33. Phoeacia Stål, 1862
  34. Placidocoris Ruckes, 1965
  35. Platycarenus Fieber, 1860
  36. Priapismus Distant, 1889
  37. Psorus Bergroth, 1914
  38. Ruckesiocoris Rider, 1998
  39. Sachana Amyot & Serville, 1843
  40. Sympiezorhincus Spinola, 1837
  41. Tetragonotum Ruckes, 1965
  42. Uncinala Ruckes, 1965
  43. Unicrus Ruckes, 1966
  • Note - doubtful: Grassator Ruckes, 1965

Ochlerini

edit

Auth.: Rolston, 1981

  1. Adoxoplatys Breddin, 1903
  2. Alathetus Dallas, 1851
  3. Alitocoris Sailer, 1950
  4. Barola Rolston, 1992
  5. Brachelytron Ruckes, 1958
  6. Catulona Rolston, 1992
  7. Clypona Rolston, 1992
  8. Coranda Rolston, 1992
  9. Cromata Ruckes, 1992
  10. Eritrachys Ruckes, 1959
  11. Forstona Rolston, 1992
  12. Herrichella Distant, 1911
  13. Hondocoris Thomas, 2004
  14. Lincus Stål, 1867
  15. Macropygium Spinola, 1837
  16. Melambyrsus Breddin, 1912
  17. Miopygium Breddin, 1904
  18. Moncus Stål, 1867
  19. Neoadoxoplatys Kormilev, 1956
  20. Ocellatocoris Campos & Grazia, 2001
  21. Ochlerus Spinola, 1837
  22. Orbatina Ruckes, 1960
  23. Paralincus Distant, 1911
  24. Parochlerus Breddin, 1904
  25. Phereclus (insect) Stål, 1862
  26. Pseudadoxoplatys Rolston, 1992
  27. Schaefferella Spinola, 1850
  28. Schraderiellus Rider, 1998
  29. Similiforstona Campos & Grazia, 2000
  30. Stalius Rolston, 1992
  31. Tetrochlerus Breddin, 1904
  32. Uvaldus Rolston, 1992

Unplaced genera

edit
  1. Nigrisagitta Rosso & Campos
  2. Parastalius Matesco, Grazia & Campos, 2007
  3. Stapecolis Garbelotto & Campos, 2016
  4. Xynocoris Garbelotto & Campos, 2014

References

edit
  1. ^ Fieber FX (1860) Die europäischen Hemiptera. Halbflüger. (Rhynchota Heteroptera). 444 pp. Carl Gerold's Sohn (Wien).
  2. ^ BioLib.cz: subfamily Discocephalinae Fieber, 1860 (retrieved 1 December 2021)
edit