Saileriolidae is a family of true bugs and is considered a
basal
Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''.
Science
* Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
* Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...
or "primitive" family within the stink-bug lineage. They are found only in Asia. Originally included within the family
Urostylididae
Urostylididae is a family of true bugs and is considered a basal or "primitive" family within the stink-bug lineage. They are found only in Asia. Older works used the spelling Urostylidae but this clashes with the name used for a protozoan family ...
,
[China, W.E., Slater, J.A. (1956) A new subfamily of Urostylidae from Borneo (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Pacific science, 10(4): 410–414.] the group has recently been recognized as a separate family-rank lineage.
References
Shield bugs
Heteroptera families
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