Malcidae is a family of
true bug
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to a ...
s in the order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
. There are at least 4 genera and more than 40 described species in Malcidae.
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Genera
These four genera belong to the family Malcidae:
* '' Chauliops'' Scott, 1874
* '' Malcus'' Stal, 1859
* '' Neochauliops'' Stys, 1963
* † '' Eochauliops'' Camier, Logghe, Nel & Garrouste, 2019
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Lygaeoidea
Heteroptera families
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