The Cimicomorpha are an
infraorder of
insects in the order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...
, the true bugs.
[ The rostrum and other morphology of all members apparently is adapted to feeding on animals as their prey or ]host
A host is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing hospitality during it.
Host may also refer to:
Places
* Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County
People
*Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman
* Michel Host ...
s. Members include bed bugs
Bed bugs are insects from the genus ''Cimex'' that feed on blood, usually at night. Their bites can result in a number of health impacts including skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms. Bed bug bites may lead to skin changes ...
, bat bugs, assassin bugs, and pirate bug
Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species.
Description
Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long and have soft, elongated oval, flat bodies, often patterned in black an ...
s.
The two infraorders Cimicomorpha and Pentatomorpha have very similar characteristics, possibly as a result of the evolution of plant feeding. The key similarity that unites the Cimicomorpha and Pentatomorpha is the loss of the arolia (adhesive pads) on the pretarsi of the insects. These two infraorders comprise 90% of Heteroptera species.
These insects are a part of the old, informal classification of “Geocorisae” (land bugs). Among these bugs, parental care has evolved several times. Parental care varies from brooding of the eggs by the female, to a more active form that involves protection of young against predators and the female covering the nymphs under her body.
Superfamilies and families
''BioLib'' includes:[BioLib.cz: infraorder Cimicomorpha Latreille, 1802]
(retrieved 28 August 2020)
;superfamily Cimicoidea
Cimicoidea is the name of a superfamily of insects belonging to the infraorder Cimicomorpha
The Cimicomorpha are an infraorder of insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs. The rostrum and other morphology of all members apparently is ad ...
Latreille, 1802
* Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837 – flower bugs, pirate bugs
* Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 – bedbugs
* Nabidae A. Costa, 1853 – damsel bugs
* Curaliidae
''Curalium'' is a genus of true bug that is the sole member of the insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a ch ...
Schuh, Weirauch & Henry, 2008
* Lasiochilidae
* Lyctocoridae
Lyctocoridae is a reconstituted family of bugs, formerly classified within the minute pirate bugs of the family Anthocoridae. It is widely distributed, with one species ('' Lyctocoris campestris''), being cosmopolitan.
Description
Lyctocorida ...
Reuter, 1884
* Plokiophilidae China, 1953
* Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874 – Old World bat bugs
;superfamily Miroidea
Miroidea is a superfamily of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 7 families and more than 15,000 described species in Miroidea.
Families
These seven families belong to the superfamily Miroidea:
* Microphysidae Dohrn, 1859
* Mirida ...
Hahn, 1833
* Microphysidae Dohrn, 1859
* Miridae Hahn, 1833 – plant bugs
* Ebboidae Perrichot et al., 2006
;superfamily Reduvioidea Latreille, 1807
* Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 – assassin and thread-legged bugs
* Ceresopseidae Becker-Migdisova, 1958
* Pachynomidae Stål, 1873
* Palaeotanyrhinidae Poinar, Brown & Kóbor, 2022†
;superfamily Tingoidea Laporte, 1832
* Tingidae
The Tingidae are a family of very small () insects in the order Hemiptera that are commonly referred to as lace bugs. This group is distributed worldwide with about 2,000 described species.
They are called lace bugs because the pronotum and f ...
Laporte, 1832 – lace bugs
* Hispanocaderidae Golub & Popov, 2012 †
* Ignotingidae Zhang, Golub, Popov & Shcherbakov, 2005 †
;superfamily Joppeicoidea Reuter, 1910
* Joppeicidae Reuter, 1910
;superfamily Thaumastocoroidea Kirkaldy, 1908
* Thaumastocoridae
Thaumastocoridae is a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 9 genera and more than 20 described species in the family Thaumastocoridae.
Genera
These nine genera belong to the family Thaumastocoridae:
* ''Baclozygum'' Bergro ...
Kirkaldy, 1908 – royal palm bugs
incertae sedis and other fossil taxa
* Velocipedidae Bergroth, 1891
* Vetanthocoridae Yao et al., 2006 †
* Torirostratidae Yao, Cai, Shih & Engel 2014 †
* genus ''Sternocoris'' Popov, 1986 †
References
External links
True Bugs.
Planetary Biodiversity Inventory.
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Heteroptera
Insect infraorders