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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Rhyparochromidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhyparochrominae |
| Tribe: | Drymini |
| Genus: | Uzza Distant, 1909 |
Uzza [1] is a monotypic genus of seed bugs in the tribe Drymini, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1909. It contains the single species Uzza karenia from Thailand. [2]
Al-ʻUzzā was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and she was worshipped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with al-Lāt and Manāt. A stone cube at Nakhla was held sacred as part of her cult. She is mentioned in Qur'an 53:19 as being one of the goddesses who people worshipped.
Nysius is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in Nysius.
Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea.
Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers or spittlebugs. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha. A 2023 phylogenetic study of the family suggested the elevation of subfamily Ischnorhininae to full family status as Ischnorhinidae, leaving a monophyletic Cercopinae.
Tropidothorax is a genus of seed bugs or ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae.There are about 11 described species in Tropidothorax.
Phylinae is a subfamily of the plant bug family Miridae. Species of this family are found worldwide.
Elasmopoda is a genus in the "true bug" family Coreidae, order Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of eastern and southern Africa. The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The femora of the hind legs are somewhat enlarged and bent, but less than those of some related genera, and either unarmed, or less armed with spikes.
Dalader is the type genus of coreid bugs in the Daladerini tribe. Species in the genus are distributed in tropical Asia, chiefly Southeast Asia. The genus name is derived from the Sanskrit roots dal meaning leaf and dhru which means bearer. This plant bug genus is distinguished by the which preterminal antennal segment being flattened, pear-shaped, and ridged and the terminal segment being paler. Chalcidoid egg parasites have been recorded from this species. Adults of Dalader acuticosta are fried and eaten in northeastern India.
Palomena is a genus of shield bugs of the family Pentatomidae and tribe Nezarini. This species is found in Europe and Asia.
Drymini is a tribe of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 300 described species in Drymini.
Scolopostethus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 30 described species in Scolopostethus.
Oncopeltus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, which has at least 40 described species.
Marleyia is a genus of planthoppers in the subfamily Ricaniinae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1909.
Tessaratoma is a genus of bugs in the family Tessaratomidae. There are more than 20 described species in Tessaratoma.
Pochazia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Ricaniidae.
Neolethaeus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 20 described species in Neolethaeus, found mainly in Asia, Australia, and Africa.
Nerthus is a genus of seed bugs and allies in the family Heterogastridae. There are at least three described species in Nerthus, found in China and Southeast Asia.
Distantiella is a genus of African bugs, of the family Miridae or "capsids", named after William Lucas Distant. This genus is placed in the subtribe Odoniellina: which has been included in tribes Dicyphini or Monaloniini.
Megacoelum is a genus of European, African, Asian and Australian capsid bugs in the tribe Mirini, erected by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1858. The species Megacoelum infusum is recorded from northern Europe including the British Isles.
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