Leptopodidae Explained

Leptopodidae is a family of spiny-legged bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 40 described species in Leptopodidae.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the family Leptopodidae:

• Erianotoides J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1991
• Erianotus Fieber, 1861
• Lahima Linnavuori & Van Harten, 2002-22
• Leotichius Distant, 1904
• Leptopoides J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1991-01
• Leptopus Latreille, 1809
• Martiniola Horváth, 1911
• Patapius Horváth, 1912
• Saldolepta Schuh & J.Polhemus, 1980
• Valleriola Distant, 1904
• † Archaesalepta Grimaldi & Engel, 2013 Cambay amber, India, Eocene
• † Cretaceomira McKellar & Engel, 2014 Canadian amber, Campanian
• † Cretaleptus Sun and Chen 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• † Grimaldinia Popov & Heiss, 2014-29 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• † Leptosalda Cobben, 1971 Dominican amber, Mexican amber, Miocene
• † Leptosaldinea Popov & Heiss, 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• † Palaeoleptus Poinar 2009 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Further reading

• Catalog and bibliography of Leptopodomorpha (Heteroptera). 1987. Schuh . Randall T.. Galil . Bella. Polhemus . John T.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 185. 243–406. 2246/970. free.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. 1995. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-12-2.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera. 2013. Bantock . T.. Botting . J..