Lygaeoidea
Encyclopedia
The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily
of true bugs, containing the seed bugs and allies. The ash-gray leaf bug family
(Piesmatidae
), usually placed herein, might be closer to the Aradoidea
.
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of true bugs, containing the seed bugs and allies. The ash-gray leaf bug family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Piesmatidae
Piesmatidae
Piesmatidae is a small family of true bugs, commonly called ash-grey leaf bugs. It contains a mere three living genera with over 40 described species altogether. The Piesmatidae are distributed mostly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with some occurring in Africa, Australia and South America...
), usually placed herein, might be closer to the Aradoidea
Aradoidea
Aradoidea is a superfamily of true bugs. The Piesmatidae, usually placed in the Lygaeoidea, might also belong here....
.