PHYLOGENETIC CONSIDERATION OF PENTATOMOID FAMILIES (HEMIPTERA : HETEROPTERA)
S. C. GOEL *
UTTARPRADESH ZOOLOGIOAL SOCIETY, 97-B SRI RAMIKURPA, NEW MANDI. MUZAFFARINAGAR-251 001, INDIA
KAILASH CHANDRA *
ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, M-BLOCK, NEWALIPORE, KOLKATA-7.00035, INDIA
SANDEEP KUSHWAHA *
ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, CENTRAL ZONE REGIONAL CENTER, VIJAYNAGAR, JABALPUR-482002, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The Pentatomoidea is one of the largest Superfamily in suborder Hetroptera. The Survey includes 38 species under 30 genera belonging to 9 families of the Superfamily Pentatomoidea. The antennae are 5-segmented, hence, are called Pentatomomorph. Based on the size of the mesoscutellum, discussed a reliable tool to determine the primitive family character and its withdrawal in size has been treated as specialized character. Thereby, treating the family Scutelleridae and Plataspidae at the base of the phylogenetic relationship. Thorax and its appendages are also helpful to support the myth. The detailed study of pretarsal components is first time treatment to establish status and family placement. The present report further provides another biostatistical information on grouping within the Pentatomoidea.
Keywords: Geocorisae, Phototaxic Pentatomoidea, Mesoscutellum, Rank correlation