Alydidae, commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae. There are at least 60 genera and 300 species altogether. Distributed in the temperate and warmer regions of the Earth, most are tropical and subtropical animals; for example Europe has a mere 10 species, and only 2 of these occur outside the Mediterranean region.
Photuris pensylvanica, known by the common names Pennsylvania firefly, lightning bug, dot-dash firefly and glowworm, is a species of firefly from the United States and Canada. It is also widely known under the Latin name Photuris pennsylvanica, although the original spelling, with one "n", was common in Latinized names of the time and remains the valid name.
Platycheirus is a large genus of hoverflies. They are also called sedgesitters.
Stenopogoninae is a subfamily of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are more than 70 genera and 740 described species in Stenopogoninae.
Asclera is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are about six described species in Asclera.
Antherophagus is a genus of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There are at least four described species in Antherophagus.
Brachylampis is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Brachylampis.
Eremocoris is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are at least 40 described species in Eremocoris.
Paraproba is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 20 described species in Paraproba.
Blattoidea is a superfamily of cockroaches and termites in the order Blattodea. There are about 17 families and more than 4,100 described species in Blattoidea.
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species in Agrypninae.
Pachybrachius is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are about 11 described species in Pachybrachius.
Kleidocerys is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about 17 described species in Kleidocerys.
Chlamydatus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 30 described species in Chlamydatus.
Hyalopsocus is a genus of common barklice in the family Psocidae. There are about six described species in Hyalopsocus.
Neoxabea is a genus of smooth-legged tree crickets in the family Gryllidae. There are about 13 described species in Neoxabea.
Anisoscelis is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Anisoscelis.
Lophoscutus is a genus of ambush bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are more than 60 described species in Lophoscutus.
Stenocoris is a genus of rice bugs in the family Alydidae. There are more than 20 described species in Stenocoris, found in Africa and the Americas,
The Micrelytrinae are a subfamily of bugs in the family Alydidae, based on the type genus Micrelytra Laporte, 1833. Genera are recorded from the Americas, Europe and Asia.
