Gampsocorinae

Southwood & Leston, 1959

stilt bugs

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Gampsocoris(stilt bugs)
Hoplinini

Gampsocorinae is a of stilt bugs ( Berytidae) established by Southwood & Leston in 1959. It contains approximately 60 described distributed across two tribes: Gampsocorini and Hoplinini. Members are characterized by their elongated, slender legs that give the group its . The subfamily has been documented in multiple global databases including ITIS, Catalogue of Life, and GBIF.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Gampsocorinae: //ˌɡæmpsoʊkɔˈraɪniː//

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Identification

Gampsocorinae can be distinguished from the other of Berytidae, Berytinae, by tribal-level characters and -specific morphological features. The two recognized tribes (Gampsocorini and Hoplinini) differ in structural characteristics of the , pronotum, and male genitalia. Genera within Gampsocorinae include Australacanthus, Gampsocoris, Hoplinus, and Pronotacantha, among others. Specific diagnostic features require examination of specimens by .

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Distribution

Global distribution with records from multiple continents based on GBIF and other database entries. Specific geographic patterns vary by ; for example, Australacanthus suggests Australasian distribution, while Hoplinus and Pronotacantha have been recorded in the Nearctic region.

Similar Taxa

BerytinaeThe other of Berytidae; differs from Gampsocorinae in tribal composition and morphological characters of the capsule and pronotal structure.

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Taxonomic composition

The comprises two tribes: Gampsocorini (Southwood & Leston, 1959) with Australacanthus, Gampsoacantha, Gampsocoris, and Micrometacanthus; and Hoplinini (Henry, 1997) with genera Bajacanthus, Cuscohoplininus, Diabolonotus, Hoplinus, Metajalysus, Oedalocanthus, Parajalysus, Phaconotus, Pronotacantha, and Xenoloma.

Species count discrepancy

Sources differ on : Wikipedia cites approximately 60 described , while iNaturalist reports about 11 described species in 5 . This discrepancy likely reflects different taxonomic treatments or database update lags.