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Cimicoidea

Insecta - Hemiptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Cimicoidea Latreille p. 240
1950Cimicoidea Statz and Wagner p. 103
1968Cimicoidea Popov p. 107
2006Cimicoidea Yao et al.
2018Cimicoidea Johnson et al.
2018Cimicoidea Szwedo p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderCimicomorphaLeston et al. 1954
superfamilyCimicoidea
superfamilyCimicoidea

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.

Superfm. Cimicoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Anthocoridae Fieber 1837 [minute pirate bug]
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Subfm. Anthocorinae Fieber 1837
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Tr. Anthocorini Fieber 1837
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G. Temnostethus Fieber 1860
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†Temnostethus blandus Statz and Wagner 1950
Tr. Cardiastethini Carayon 1972
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G. †Brachypicritus Popov and Herczek 2011
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†Brachypicritus ribesi Popov and Herczek 2011
G. †Occidoscelis Ryzhkova 2020
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†Occidoscelis glaber Ryzhkova 2020
G. †Mesanthocoris Hong and Wang 1990
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†Mesanthocoris brunneus Hong and Wang 1990
Fm. Cimicidae Latreille 1802
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Subfm. Cimicinae Latreille 1802
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G. Cimex Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Acanthia Fabricius 1775 [objective synonym]
G. †Quasicimex Engel 2008
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G. †Electrocoris Usinger 1942
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†Electrocoris brunneus Usinger 1942
†Electrocoris pubescens Usinger 1942
Fm. Lyctocoridae Reuter 1884
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Tr. Dufouriellini Van Duzee 1916
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G. †Xyloesteles Popov and Herczek 2011
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†Xyloesteles kerneggeriorum Popov and Herczek 2011
†Xyloesteles parvulus Popov and Herczek 2011
G. †Eoanthocoris Popov 1990
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†Eoanthocoris cretaceus Popov 1990
G. Lyctocoris Hahn 1836
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†Lyctocoris terreus Scudder 1878
Tr. †Lyctoferini Popov 2003
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G. †Lyctoferus Popov 2003
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†Lyctoferus groehni Popov 2003
†Lyctoferus insertus Popov 2003
†Lyctoferus pronotalis Popov 2003
†Lyctoferus similis Popov 2003
G. †Persephonocoris Popov and Herczek 2001
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†Persephonocoris kulickae Popov and Herczek 2001
Fm. Plokiophilidae China 1953 [spider web bug]
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Subfm. Heissophilinae Schuh et al. 2015
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G. †Pavlostysia Popov 2008
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Invalid names: Plokiophilinae China 1953 [empty]
Fm. †Taimyrocoridae Popov 2016
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G. †Taimyrocoris Popov 2016
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Fm. †Torrirostratidae Yao et al. 2014
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G. †Flexicorpus Yao et al. 2014
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†Flexicorpus acutirostratus Yao et al. 2014
G. †Torrirostratus Yao et al. 2014
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†Torrirostratus pilosus Yao et al. 2014
Fm. Velocipedidae Bergroth 1891
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G. †Aphrastomedes Yamada and Yamamoto 2017
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†Aphrastomedes anthocoroides Yamada and Yamamoto 2017
Tr. †Darniopseini Becker-Migdisova 1958
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G. †Darniopsis Becker-Migdisova 1958
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†Darniopsis tragopea Becker-Migdisova 1958
Fm. †Vetanthocoridae Yao et al. 2006
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Tr. †Crassicerini Yao et al. 2006
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G. †Crassicerus Yao et al. 2006
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†Crassicerus furtivus Yao et al. 2006
†Crassicerus limpiduspterus Tang et al. 2016
G. †Curticerus Yao et al. 2006
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†Curticerus venustus Yao et al. 2006
G. †Pustulithoracalis Yao et al. 2006
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†Pustulithoracalis gloriosus Yao et al. 2006
G. †Ecpaglocoris Yamada and Yamamoto 2023
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†Ecpaglocoris ditomeus Yamada and Yamamoto 2023
Tr. †Vetanthocorini Yao et al. 2006
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G. †Byssoidecerus Yao et al. 2006
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†Byssoidecerus levigatus Yao et al. 2006
G. †Collivetanthocoris Yao et al. 2006
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†Collivetanthocoris rapax Yao et al. 2006
G. †Curvicaudus Yao et al. 2006
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†Curvicaudus ciliatus Yao et al. 2006
†Curvicaudus spinosus Tang et al. 2015
G. †Liaoxia Hong 1987
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†Liaoxia longa Hong 1987
G. †Longilanceolatus Tang et al. 2015
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†Longilanceolatus tenellus Tang et al. 2015
G. †Mecopodus Yao et al. 2006
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†Mecopodus xanthos Yao et al. 2006
G. †Pubivetanthocoris Tang et al. 2021
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†Pubivetanthocoris carinalis Tang et al. 2021
G. †Pumilanthocoris Hou et al. 2012
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†Pumilanthocoris gracilis Hou et al. 2012
†Pumilanthocoris obesus Hou et al. 2012
G. †Punctivetanthocoris Tang et al. 2016
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†Punctivetanthocoris pubens Tang et al. 2016
G. †Vetanthocoris Yao et al. 2006
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†Vetanthocoris decorus Yao et al. 2006
†Vetanthocoris longispicus Yao et al. 2006
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 190.8 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Kyrgyzstan (Tonskiy) Darniopsis tragopea (105087)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Pumilanthocoris gracilis, Pumilanthocoris obesus (113365 113366)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Velocipedinae indet., Vetanthocoridae indet. (104748)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Crassicerus limpiduspterus (124759) Curvicaudus spinosus, Punctivetanthocoris pubens (138325) Torrirostratus pilosus, Flexicorpus acutirostratus (111716) Torrirostratus pilosus, Flexicorpus acutirostratus, Longilanceolatus tenellus, Curvicaudus spinosus, Crassicerus limpiduspterus, Punctivetanthocoris pubens (153157) Vetanthocoris decorus, Vetanthocoris longispicus, Collivetanthocoris rapax, Byssoidecerus levigatus, Mecopodus xanthos, Curvicaudus ciliatus, Crassicerus furtivus, Curticerus venustus, Pustulithoracalis gloriosus, Torrirostratus pilosus, Flexicorpus acutirostratus (111710) Vetanthocoris longispicus, Torrirostratus pilosus, Flexicorpus acutirostratus (140491)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Nei Mongol) Torrirostratus pilosus, Flexicorpus acutirostratus (125656)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Hebei) Torrirostratus pilosus, Flexicorpus acutirostratus (159021)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation Eoanthocoris ghidarinus (124811)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Liaoxia longa (152382)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Mesanthocoris brunneus (154886)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Occidoscelis glaber (113350) Occidoscelis sp. (113349)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Anthocoridae indet. (77192)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Cimicoidea indet., Eoanthocoris cretaceus (119499)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Pubivetanthocoris carinalis (165561) Quasicimex eilapinastes, Aphrastomedes anthocoroides, Ecpaglocoris ditomeus (111688)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Taimyrocoris sukatshevae (35056)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Rhyparochromus terreus (121322)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Electrocoris brunneus, Electrocoris pubescens (124205) Pavlostysia wunderlichi, Brachypicritus ribesi (123862) Xyloesteles parvulus, Lyctoferus longicapitus, Lyctoferus insertus, Lyctoferus similis, Lyctoferus groehni, Lyctoferus pronotalis, Persephonocoris kulickae (110735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Lyctoferus sp., Lyctoferus similis, Lyctoferus groehni (123419) Xyloesteles kerneggeriorum (110736)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Lyctoferus kupryjanowiczi (132371)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Lyctocorinae indet., Electrocoris sp., Electrocoris brunneus, Lyctoferus sp., Lyctoferus similis, Persephonocoris sp., Persephonocoris kulickae, Anthocoridae indet. (120813)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Temnostethus blandus (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Spain (Castellon) Anthocoridae indet. (140794)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Anthocoridae indet. (234540)