Polyctenidae
| Polyctenidae | |
|---|---|
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| Polyctenes sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cimicoidea |
| Family: | Polyctenidae Westwood, 1874 |
Polyctenidae is a family of parasitic insects of the superfamily Cimicoidea that prefer bats as their host. These insects are not to be confused with bat bugs, which are members of the family Cimicidae. There appears to be a significant relationship between the family groups and the species of hosts that indicates co-evolution and specialization.[1]
The following species are included:
- Polycteninae
- Eoctenes
- Eoctenes intermedius
- Eoctenes spasmae
- Eoctenes sinae
- Eoctenes ferrisi
- Eoctenes nycteridis
- Polyctenes
- Polyctenes molossus
- Hesperocteninae
- Adroctenes
- Adroctenes horvathi
- Adroctenes jordani
- Adroctenes magnus
- Hypoctenes
- Hypoctenes petiolatus
- Hypoctenes quadratus
- Hypoctenes clarus
- Hypoctenes faini
- Hesperoctenes
- Hesperoctenes cartas
- Hesperoctenes fumarius
- Hesperoctenes impressus
- Hesperoctenes eumops
- Hesperoctenes giganteus
References
- ↑ T. C. Maa (1964). "A review of the Old World Polyctenidae (Hemiptera)". Pacific Insects (Bishop Museum) 6 (3): 494–516.