Scutelleridae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pentatomoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Pentatomoidea

Familia: Scutelleridae
Subfamiliae (8): Elvisurinae Eurygastrinae Hoteinae – ?Odontoscelinae – ?Odontotarsinae Pachycorinae Scutellerinae Tectocorinae
Genera incertae subfamiliae: Geocrypha

Overview of genera (about 80)

Acantholomidea  Agonosoma  Ahmadocoris  Alphocoris  Anoplogonius  Ascanius  Augocoris  Austrotichus  Bathistaulax  Brachyaulax  Calidea  Calliphara  Camirus  Cantao  Ceratocranum  Chelycoris  Chelyschema  Chiastosternum  Choerocoris  Chrysocoris  Coleotichus  Coptochilus  Cosmocoris  Crathis  Cryptacrus  Deroplax  Diolcus  Dystus  Ellipsocoris  Elvisura  Ephynes  Eucorysses  Euptychodera  Eurygaster  Fokkeria  Galeacius  Geocrypha  Gonaulax  Graptocoris  Graptophara  Holonotellus  Homaemus  Hotea  Hyperoncus  Irochrotus  Lamprocoris  Lampromicra  Lobothyreus  Melanodema  Misippus  Morbora  Nesogenes  Nissania  Notacalliphara  Odontoscelis  Odontotarsiellus  Odontotarsus  Orsilochides  Pachycoris  Paracalliphara  Periphima  Periphymopsis  Phimodera  Poecilocoris  Polyphyma  Polytes  Procilia  Promecocoris  Psacasta  Rhinolaetia  Scutellera  Scutiphora  Solenosthedium  Solenotichus  Sphaerocoris  Sphyrocoris  Steganocerus  Stethaulax  Symphylus  Tectocoris  Testrina  Tetrarthria  Tetyra  Tiridates  Urothyreus  Vanduzeeina  Xerobia

Name

Scutelleridae Leach, 1815

References

Additional references

  • Carapezza, A. 2009. On some Old World Scutelleridae (Heteroptera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (Nouvelle Série) 25: 197–212. ResearchGate Open access Reference page. 
  • Czaja, J. 2012. The wing-to-wing coupling mechanism of Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Zootaxa 3198: 54–62. Preview
  • Czaja, J. 2013. The mesothoracic wings of Afrotropical Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): morphology and taxonomic significance. Zootaxa 3616(2): 101–118. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.2.1 Reference page. 
  • Czaja, J. 2016. The Afrotropical genus Rhinolaetia Schouteden, 1965 and its systematic position within Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Zootaxa 4170(2): 365–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4170.2.9. Reference page. 
  • Dusoulier, F. & Carapezza, A. 2013. Sur trois espèces de Scutelleridae rarissimes ou nouvelles pour la faune de France (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomoidea). L'Entomologiste 69(4): 249–250. [In French]. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page. 
  • Göllner-Scheiding, U. 2006. Family Scutelleridae. p. 190–227, In: Aukema, A. & Rieger, C. (eds). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol 5. Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam. ResearchGate Open access Reference page. 
  • Guzmán-Vásquez, H.M. & Martínez-Martínez, L. 2025. Checklist and bilingual key to the genera of Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Mexico, with new distribution records for the state of Oaxaca. Zootaxa 5594(2): 341–354. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.2.6 Paywall Reference page. 
  • Tsai, J.-f. & Rédei, D. 2009. The identity of jewel bugs described by Shonen Matsumura from Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae). Zootaxa 2299: 44–52. Abstract & excerpt
  • Tsai, J.-f. & Rédei, D. 2010. Taxonomical notes on Oriental and Pacific jewel bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae). Zootaxa 2572: 25–47. Preview
  • Rédei, D., Tsai, J-F. & Eger, J. 2016. Lectotype designations and taxonomic corrections on Neotropical Scutelleridae described by G. Breddin (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Zootaxa 4132(4): 551–558. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.4.6. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: pantserbesies
English: jewel bugs
suomi: Kilpiluteet
日本語: キンカメムシ科
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