8-422: Peloridiomorpha Heteroptera - (unranked) The name Prosorrhyncha is a name (proposed by Sorensen et al. 1995) for a suborder of Hemiptera , comprising a grouping of the traditional taxon " Heteroptera " plus its sister taxon , the family Peloridiidae (often classified as a suborder itself). There is no agreement on the status of this taxon, as there are two competing classifications regarding this branch of
16-523: A sister group of the Heteroptera. The fossil family Progonocimicidae was formerly considered as early Heteroptera or survivors from a stem group of Heteropteroides but based on morphology, Popov called them an ancestral sub-group of the Coleorrhyncha, and this has been followed by subsequent authors. This article related to members of the insect suborder Coleorrhyncha is
24-583: A suborder of Hemiptera and represent an ancient lineage of moss-feeding insects. They show some similarities to the Heteroptera but have been considered distinct. It has a single extant family, the Peloridiidae . They are 2 to 5 millimetres (0.079 to 0.197 in) in length, and feed on moss and liverworts. They have wings in some species which are reduced in others but all species are flightless and live in damp moss habitats and are associated with
32-518: Is older, as is "Heteropterodea" (Zrzavy 1992). However, as the Code of Nomenclature does not regulate taxon names above the rank of family, there is no actual rule that the oldest name must be given precedence. Prosorrhyncha is therefore given preference over the other names specifically because the suffixes of the older names are conventionally reserved for taxonomic ranks other than suborder, thus their use would create internal conflict and confusion (e.g.,
40-496: The Hemiptera; while some hemipterists follow this classification (link below), it has by no means been accepted universally. See the Heteroptera article for the detailed discussion, and a comparison of the two taxoboxes. Note that there is a "conflict within the conflict" regarding the use of the name "Prosorrhyncha", as it is not the oldest name suggested for this particular group of taxa; the name "Heteropteroidea" (Schlee 1969)
48-515: The Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The oldest member of Coleorrhyncha is Permoridium from the early Permian ( Asselian to early Sakmarian ~290-300 million years ago) of Germany, which appears to be more closely related to Peloridiidae than to any of the extinct families. The Coleorrhyncha were earlier included within the "Homoptera" but based on studies of their morphological similarities as well as molecular phylogeny are now considered as
56-464: The distribution of Nothofagus trees in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and South America, which all were formerly part of the supercontinent Gondwana . Three other major families have been established on the basis of fossils: Progonocimicidae (Late Permian to Late Cretaceous) Karabasiidae (Jurassic-Early Cretaceous) and Hoploridiidae (Early Cretaceous), which have been found in both
64-429: The ending "-oidea" is used for the rank of superfamily , meaning that if "Heteropteroidea" were adopted, it would include, within it, groups such as Pentatomoidea , Lygaeoidea , etc.). This article related to members of the insect order Hemiptera is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peloridiomorpha Coleorrhyncha or Peloridiomorpha , also known as moss bugs or beetle bugs , are
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