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Rhopalidae
| Description | Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family of true bugs. In older literature, the family is sometimes called "Corizidae". They differ from the related coreids in lacking well-developed scent glands. They are usually light-colored and smaller than the coreids. Some are very similar to the orsilline lygaeids, but can be distinguished by the numerous veins in the membrane of the hemelytra. They live principally on weeds, but a few (including the boxelder bug) are arboreal. All are plant feeders. The type genus for the family is: Rhopalus.Currently 18 genera and over 200 species of rhopalids are known. The oldest fossil rhopalids described are from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, discovered from the Haifanggou Formation. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhopalidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Rhopalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | scentless plant bug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Rhopalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Amyot & Serville. 1843. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hémiptères, Roret, Paris i-lxxvi, 1-675, 1-6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (7.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. J. B. Amyot and J. G. Audinet-Serville. 1843. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Scentless Plant Bugs, Glasflügelwanzen, Kanttæger, Smalkantskinnbaggar, Scentless Plant Bug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhopalidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Agraphopus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arhyssus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aufeius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Boisea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachycarenus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chorosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corizomorpha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corizus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Grandicaputus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Grandicaputus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Harmostes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ithamar genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jadera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 50.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Leptoceraea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptocoris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Limacocarenus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liorhyssus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Longiclavula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Maccevethus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Miracorizus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Myrmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Niesthrea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Originicorizus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Peliochrous genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Punjentorhopalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Quatlocellus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Rhopalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sictopleurus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stictopleureus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stictopleurus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Vescisalignus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Xenogenus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liorrhyssus hessei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Rhopalides | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Rhopalides |
| Corizidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Corizidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2006 | Rhopalidae Yao et al. p. 42 |
| 2010 | Rhopalidae Cassis and Schuh |
| 2015 | Rhopalidae Chen et al. p. 136 |
| 2018 | Rhopalidae Szwedo p. 113 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
