Taxonomy Profile: Nepoidea (Latreille 1802)

Nepoidea: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Superfamily
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Nepoidea: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Paraneoptera
Order : Hemiptera
true bugs |
hemipterans |
Suborder : Heteroptera
true bugs |
barbeiro |
maria fedida |
percevejo |
heteropterans |
Infraorder : Nepomorpha
aquatic bugs |
water bugs |
Superfamily : Nepoidea
Nepoidea Direct Children(s):
Belostomatidae
(Leach 1815)
Nepidae
(Latreille 1802)
Nepoidea: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McGavin, George C.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bugs of the World
Page(s):
192
Publisher:
Facts on File
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8160-2737-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Nepoidea
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Henry, Thomas J. / Foottit, Robert G., and Peter H. Adler, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2009-01-01 / 2009-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 10. Biodiversity of Heteroptera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society
Page(s):
223-263
Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing (Wiley-Blackwell)
Publication Place:
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom
ISBN/ISSN:
9781405151429/
Notes:
Reference for:
Nepoidea
Nepoidea: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Nepoidea: Comments
Comment:
Note that Nepoidea Montandon, 1895 is a genus name, while Nepoidea Latreille, 1802 is a superfamily name. Homonymy in the zoological Code is defined within the genus group (and within the species group, and within the family group), so although this is confusing it is not prohibited