Pachygronthidae Explained

Pachygronthidae is a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 14 genera and more than 80 described species in Pachygronthidae.

Genera

These 14 genera belong to the family Pachygronthidae:

• Cymophyes Fieber, 1870
• Darwinocoris Slater, 1962
• Magninus Distant, 1901
• Oedancala Amyot & Serville, 1843
• Opistostenus Reuter, 1882
• Pachygrontha Germar, 1837
• Pachyphlegyas Slater, 1955
• Paristhmius Reuter, 1887
• Phlegyas Stal, 1865
• Stenophlegyas Slater, 1956
• Stenophyella Horvath, 1914
• Teracrius Stal, 1858
• Uttaris Stal, 1874
• † Procymophyes Sailer & Carvalho, 1957

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..