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Gigantometopini

Insecta - Hemiptera - Miridae

Taxonomy
Gigantometopini was named by Herczek (1993). It is extant.

It was assigned to Isometopinae by Herczek (1993), Kim et al. (2023), Kim et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Gigantometopini Herczek
2023Gigantometopini Kim et al. p. 77
2025Gigantometopini Kim et al. p. 904

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderCimicomorphaLeston et al. 1954
superfamilyMiroidea
familyMiridae()
subfamilyIsometopinae()
tribeGigantometopini
tribeGigantometopini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Gigantometopini Herczek 1993
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G. †Isomyiomma Herczek et al. 2020
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†Isomyiomma hirta Herczek et al. 2020
G. †Metoisops Popov and Herczek 1992
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†Metoisops akingbohungbei Herczek and Popov 2014
†Metoisops consimilis Herczek and Popov 2014
†Metoisops grabenhorsti Herczek and Popov 2014
†Metoisops groehni Herczek and Popov 2014
†Metoisops intergerivus Herczek and Popov 2014
†Metoisops kerzhneri Popov and Herczek 1992
†Metoisops michalskii Kim et al. 2023
†Metoisops popovi Kim et al. 2023
†Metoisops punctatodiffusus Herczek and Popov 2014
†Metoisops punctatus Popov and Herczek 1993
†Metoisops variabilis Herczek and Popov 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Isomyiomma hirta (110737) Metoisops michalskii (165567) Metoisops sp., Metoisops kerzhneri (120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Metoisops punctatus (113470)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Metoisops consimilis (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Metoisops akingbohungbei (123862) Metoisops groehni, Metoisops intergerivus (110735) Metoisops popovi (224001) Metoisops punctatodiffusus, Metoisops variabilis (122591)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Metoisops grabenhorsti (147606)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Metoisops punctatus (122997)