Aenictopecheidae Explained
Aenictopecheidae is a rare family of insects occurring worldwide but containing only a few species, including a single American species, Boreostolus americanus. This species lives under large, flat stones and sandy substrates along mountain streams in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. It is 5 mm long and occurs in both the macropterous and brachypterous condition. It is assumed to be predaceous.[1]
Genera
- Aenictocoris
- Aenictopechys
- Australostolus
- Boreostolus
- †Cretocephalus (Cenomanian, Burmese Amber, Myanmar)[2]
- Gamostolus
- Lomagostus
- Maoristolus
- Murphyanella
- Nymphocoris
- Timahocoris
- Tornocrusus
Notes
- Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 288. Brooks/Cole, 2005.
- Luo . J. . Xie . Q. . A new Aenictopecheidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Insecta: Hemiptera) . 2022 . Cretaceous Research . 138 . Article 105270 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105270 . 249581534 .