The Miridae, a hyperdiverse family containing more than 11,020 valid described species,
are discussed and the pertinent literature is reviewed. Diagnoses for the family and …

▪ Abstract The family Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) contains between 400 and 600
species distributed worldwide, chiefly on the continents but also on oceanic islands. They …

The past decade has seen a profound change in the scientific understanding of
reproduction. The traditional view of reproduction as a joint venture undertaken by two …

This chapter presents an overview of the seven infraorders and the 91 currently recognized
families of Heteroptera. For each family, it provides a brief diagnosis, selected information on …

Heteroptera, the true bugs, are part of the largest clade of non‐holometabolous insects, the
Hemiptera, and include> 42 000 described species in about 90 families. Despite progress in …

Assassin bugs are one of the most successful clades of predatory animals based on their
species numbers (∼ 6,800 spp.) and wide distribution in terrestrial ecosystems. Various …

Heteroptera, or true bugs, are part of the most successful radiation of nonholometabolous
insects. Twenty-five years after the first review on the influence of cladistics on systematic …

With more than 6600 species worldwide, Reduviidae (Insecta: Heteroptera), or assassin
bugs, form the second largest and one of the most diverse groups of true bugs. The poor …

Phylogenetic relationships within the Pentatomoidea are investigated through the coding
and analysis of character data derived from morphology and DNA sequences. In total, 135 …

A phylogenetic analysis for the Cimicomorpha was conducted using 92 taxa, including eight
outgroups and six species of Thaumastocoridae. Density of taxon sampling allows for tests …