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Coreoidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Pentatomomorpha

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Superfamily

Suborder
  
Heteroptera

Scientific name
  
Coreoidea

Higher classification
  
Pentatomomorpha

Order
  
True bugs

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Lower classifications
  
Leaf‑footed bugs, Corizus hyoscyami, Jadera haematoloma, Rice ear bug

The leaf-footed bugs and allies make up the superfamily Coreoidea of the true bug infraorder Pentatomomorpha.

There are 5 families presently recognized, but the Coreoidea as a whole are part of a close-knit group with the Lygaeoidea and Pyrrhocoroidea and it is likely that these three superfamilies are paraphyletic to a significant extent; they are therefore in need of revision and redelimitation.

The families are:

  • Alydidae – broad-headed bugs
  • Coreidae – leaf-footed bugs and squash bugs
  • Hyocephalidae
  • Rhopalidae – scentless plant bugs
  • Stenocephalidae

    • References

    Coreoidea Wikipedia
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