Schizopteridae

Schizopteridae is the largest family in the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha and comprises 56 genera and approximately 255 species.Emsley, M.G., 1969. The Schizopteridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with the descriptions of new species from Trinidad. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 25, 1–154 1Weirauch, C. and Štys, P. 2014. Litter bugs exposed: phylogenetic relationships of Dipsocoromorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) based on molecular data. Insect Systematics and Evolution 45, 351-370 Schizopterids are some of the smallest (0.5–2.0 mm) true bugs. Members of this family can be distinguished by their small size, enlarged forecoxae and varying degree of abdominal and genitalic asymmetry in males. Schizopteridae exhibit a wide range of simple and complex wing venation patterns. The group is currently divided into three subfamilies: Schizopterinae, Ogeriinae and Hypselosomatinae.

Distribution

The distribution of schizopterid species is primarily tropical, but a substantial number of species have been described from the Australian continent (~25%). In the New World, schizopterid species distribution ranges from the southern states of the United States to northern Argentina. Several species have been described from tropical Africa, and it is estimated that dozens are yet to be described.

Biology

Schizopterids are typically collected from rainforest leaf litter; some species have been associated with very specialized microhabitats, such as decaying palms and bark.Wygodzinsky, P. 1951. Descripcion de Generos y Especies Nuevos de la Familia "Cryptostemmatidae" (Hemiptera). Rev. Brasil. Biol. 11: 259-270

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the family Schizopteridae:

* '' Buzinia'' Perrichot, Nel & Neraudeau, 2007 ^g
* '' Carinatala'' ^g
* '' Corixidea'' Reuter, 1891 ^{i c g b}
* '' Dextritubus'' ^g
* '' Glyptocombus'' Heidemann, 1906 ^{i c g b}
* '' Hypselosoma'' ^{c g}
* '' Hypselosomops'' ^g
* '' Hypsohapsis'' ^g
* '' Libanohypselosoma'' Azar & Nel, 2010 ^g
* '' Nannocoris'' Reuter, 1891 ^{i c g}
* '' Ogeria'' Distant, 1913 ^g
* '' Parvodeceptor'' ^g
* '' Schizoptera'' Fieber, 1860 ^{i c g}
* '' Silhouettanus'' Emsley, 1969 ^g
* '' Tanaia'' Perrichot, Nel & Neraudeau, 2007 ^g
* '' Williamsocoris'' Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 ^g

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Fossil genera

* Subfamily Hypselosomatinae
** †'' Buzinia'' Perrichot et al. 2007 Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian
** †'' Kachinia'' Chen and Wang 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian (Note: this genus is an unresolved homonym of the spider genus '' Kachinia'', also published in 2018)
** †'' Libanohypselosoma'' Azar and Nel 2010 Lebanese amber, Barremian
** †'' Tanaia'' Perrichot et al. 2007 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
* †'' Hexaphlebia'' Poinar 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
* †'' Lumatibialis'' Poinar 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

External links

Heteropteran Systematics Lab at UC Riverside

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Dipsocoromorpha
Heteroptera families