Ninidae 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 about 5 genera and 14 described species in Ninidae.
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Genera
These five genera belong to the family Ninidae:
* '' Cymoninus'' Breddin, 1907
* '' Neoninus'' Distant, 1893
* '' Ninomimus'' Lindberg, 1934
* ''Ninus
Ninus (), according to Greek historians writing in the Hellenistic period and later, was the founder of Nineveh (also called Νίνου πόλις "city of Ninus" in Greek), ancient capital of Assyria. The figure or figures with which he correspon ...
'' Stal, 1860
* '' Paraninus'' Scudder, 1957
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Lygaeoidea
Heteroptera families
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