Geocoridae Explained

Geocoridae is a family of big-eyed bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are more than 290 described species in Geocoridae.

Subfamilies and Genera

The Lygaeoidea Species File includes five subfamilies:

Australocorinae

1. Australocoris Malipatil, 2012

Bledionotinae

Auth.: Reuter, 1978 all genera:

1. Bledionotus Reuter, 1878

Geocorinae

1. Apennocoris Montandon, 1907
2. Ausogeocoris Malipatil, 2013
3. Capitostylus Malipatil, 2013
4. Geocoris Fallen, 1814
5. Geocoroides Distant, 1918
6. Germalus Stål, 1862
7. Hypogeocoris Montandon, 1913
8. Isthmocoris McAtee, 1914
9. Mallocoris Stål, 1872
10. Nannogermalus Kóbor & Kondorosy, 2020
11. Nesogermalus Bergroth, 1916
12. Ninyas Distant, 1882
13. Pseudogeocoris Montandon, 1913
14. Stenogeocoris Montandon, 1913
15. Stenophthalmicus Costa, 1875
16. Stylogeocoris Montandon, 1913
17. Umbrageocoris Kóbor, 2019
18. Unicageocoris Malipatil, 2013

Henestarinae

1. Coriantipus Bergroth, 1912
2. Engistus Fieber, 1864
3. Henestaris Spinola, 1837

Pamphantinae

(Auth. Barber & Bruner, 1933)

tribe Cattarini

1. Cattarus Stal, 1858
2. Cephalocattarus Slater & Henry, 1999

tribe Epipopolini

1. Epipolops Herrich-Schaeffer, 1850

tribe Indopamphantini

1. Indopamphantus Malipatil, 2017
2. Parapamphantus Barber, 1954

tribe Pamphantini

1. Abpamphantus Barber, 1954
2. Austropamphantus Slater, 1981
3. Cymapamphantus Henry, 2013
4. Neopamphantus Barber & Bruner, 1933
5. Pamphantus Stål, 1874
6. Parapamphantus Barber, 1954
7. Tropicoparapamphantus Brailovsky, 1989

Further reading

• Phylogenetic Analysis of Family Groups within the Infraorder Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), with Emphasis on the Lygaeoidea. 1997. Henry . Thomas J.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 90. 3. 275–301. 10.1093/aesa/90.3.275.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera. 2013. Bantock . T.. Botting . J..