Prosympiestinae

Prosympiestinae
Mesadenocoris robustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Aradidae
Subfamily: Prosympiestinae
Usinger & Matsuda, 1959
Type genus
Prosympiestus
Bergroth, 1894

Prosympiestinae is a subfamily of flat bugs in the family Aradidae.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The subfamily was first described by Robert L. Usinger and Ryuichi Matsuda in 1959, who named Prosympiestus as the type genus.[3]

Genera

  • Adenocoris Usinger & Matsuda, 1959
  • Mesadenocoris Kirman, 1985
  • Neadenocoris Usinger & Matsuda, 1959
  • Prosympiestus Bergroth, 1894

References

  1. ^ "Prosympiestinae". Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ^ Larivière, Marie-Claude; Larochelle, André (2024). "Synopsis of the Subfamily Prosympiestinae in New Zealand (Heteroptera: Aradidae)". Insecta Mundi. 1559: 1–42.
  3. ^ Usinger, Robert L.; Matsuda, Ryuichi (1959), Classification of the Aradidae (Hemiptera-Heteroptera), S2CID 83317502, Wikidata Q107052475