The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily of

true bug Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 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 around , ...

s, containing seed bugs and allies, in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 families and more than 4,600 described species in Lygaeoidea, found worldwide. Most feed on seeds or sap, but a few are predators. The ash-gray leaf bug

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( Piesmatidae) is generally considered a member of the superfamily Lygaeoidea, but in the past it was sometimes placed in its own superfamily. Yemma exilis

Families

These 16 families belong to the superfamily Lygaeoidea. The majority of them were considered to be part of the family Lygaeidae before Thomas J. Henry's work was published in 1997. * Artheneidae Stål, 1872 * Berytidae Fieber, 1851 (stilt bugs) * Blissidae Stål, 1862 * Colobathristidae Stal, 1865 * Cryptorhamphidae * Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860 * Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860 (big-eyed bugs) *

Heterogastridae Heterogastridae is a family of lygaeoid bugs consisting of about 20 genera and more than 100 species. The group has been considered a subfamily, tribe and subtribe, but most recently has been restored to family status.Henry, T. J. 1997. Phylogen ...

Stål, 1872 *

Lygaeidae The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on ...

Schilling, 1829 (seed bugs) * Malcidae Stål, 1865 * Meschiidae Malipatil, 2013 * Ninidae Barber, 1956 * Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 * Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865 * Piesmatidae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (ash-gray leaf bugs) * Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (dirt-colored seed bugs)

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* Hemiptera superfamilies {{Lygaeoidea-stub