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HETEROPTERA: WORLD/INTERNATIONAL

Carvalho, J. C. de Melo.  1957-1960.  A catalogue of the Miridae of the world (1758-1956).  Parts I-IV, V-Bibliography and general index.  General Catalogue of the Hemiptera Fasc. 7.  Arquivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 44:1-158 (1957), 45:1-216 (1958), 47:1-161 (1958), 48:1-384 (1959), 51:1-194 (1960).  [NCSU Libraries: Folio Q33.B73]

China, W. E., and N. C. E. Miller.  1959.  Check-list and keys to the families and subfamilies of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 8(1):1-45.  [NCSU Libraries: QL461.B65]

Dolling, W. R.  1991.  The Hemiptera.  Natural History Museum Publications, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England.  ix + 274 pp.  [keys to British Heteroptera; NCSU Libraries: QL521.D65 1991]

Drake, C. J., and F. A. Ruhoff.  1965.  Lacebugs of the world: a catalog.  United States National Museum Bulletin 243:i-viii, 1-634. [NCSU Libraries: Gov. Doc. SI 3.3:243]

Froeschner, R. C. 1985.  Synopsis of the heteroptera or true bugs of the Galapagos Islands.  Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407:1-84.  [NCSU Libraries: QL1.S54 no. 407]

Henry, T. J.  1997.  Monograph of the stilt bugs, or Berytidae (Heteroptera) of the Western Hemisphere.  Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 19:1-149. [NCSU Libraries: QL461.E58]

Horvath, G.  1929.  Mesoveliidae.  General Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Smith College,  Northampton, Massachusetts) Fascicle 2:1-15.  [NCSU Libraries: QL521 .G4]

Hussey, R. R. 1929.  Pyrrhocoridae.  General Catalogue of the Hemiptera Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts) Fascicle 3:1-114. [NCSU Libraries: QL521 .G4]

Latreille, P. A.  1810.  Considération Générales sur l'Ordre Naturel des Animaux.  Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides, et des Insectes, avec un Tableau Méthodiques de leurs Genres, Disposés, en Families.  F. Schoell, Paris.  444 pp.  [in French, Hemiptera redefined to include the suborders Heteroptera and Homoptera; NCSU Libraries: QL453.L38 Special Collections]

Maldonado Capriles, J.  1990.  Systematic catalogue of the Reduviidae of the world (Insecta: Heteroptera).  Caribbean Journal of Science (special edition).  694 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: Q1.A3 C3]

Merritt, R. W., and K. W. Cummins (eds.).  1996.  An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America.  3rd edition.  Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa.  xiii + 862 pp.  [keys to families and genera; NCSU Libraries: QL473.I57 1996] 

Miller, N. C. E.  1956.  Biology of the Heteroptera.  Methuen, London.  1972 pp. (reprinted 1971 by Entomological Reprint Specialists, Los Angeles).  [NCSU Libraries: QL521.M55]

Putchkov, V. G., and P. V. Putchkov.  1986-1989.  A Catalog of the Reduviidae of the World.  6 volumes.  Vinity, Lyubertsy.  [in Russian]

Rolston, L. H., R. L. Aalbu, M. J. Murphy, and D. A. Rider.  1993.  A catalog of the Tessaratomidae of the world. Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 36:36-108.  [NCSU Libraries: S19.P35]

Schaefer, C. W.  1993.  The Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): an annotated outline of its systematic history.  European Journal of Entomology 90(2):105-122.  [useful bibliography; NCSU Libraries: QL461.C48] 

Schuh, R. T.  1995.  Plant Bugs of the World (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae).  Systematic Catalog Distributions, Host List, and Bibliography.  New York Entomological Society, New York. xii + 1329 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: QL523.M5 S38 1995]

Schuh, R. T., B. Galil, and J. T. Polhemus.  1987.  Catalog and bibliography of Leptopodomorpha (Heteroptera).  Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 185:243-406.  [NCSU Libraries: QH1.A49]

Schuh, R. T., and J. A. Slater.  1995.  True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera).  Classification and Natural History.  Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York.  xii + 336 pp.  [keys to families, bibliography, glossary; NCSU Libraries: QL521.S38 1995] 

Slater, J. A.  1964.  A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World.  2 vols.  University of Connecticut, Storrs.  xviii + 1668 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: Z5858.H555]

Slater, J. A.  1982.  Hemiptera.  pp. 417-447.  In Parker, S. P. (ed.).  Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms.  Vol. 2. xviii + 1232 pp.  [NCSU Libraries Reference Collection: QH83.S89]

Slater, J. A., and J. A. O'Donnell.  1995.  A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994).  New York Entomological Society, New York.  xv + 410 pp. [NCSU Libraries: QL523.L9 S53 1995]

Stonedahl, G. M., and W. R. Dolling.  1991.  Heteroptera identification: a reference guide, with special emphasis on economic groups.  Journal of Natural History 25:1027-1066.  [350 references, family and zoogeographic indexes; NCSU Libraries: QH301.J65]

HETEROPTERA: AFROTROPICAL REGION

Cachan, P.  1952.  Les Pentatomidae de Madagascar (Hémiptèra, Hétéroptèra).  Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar (serie E) 1(2):231-462.  [in French, keys to subfamilies, genera and 220 species of Pentatomidae; NCSU Libraries: QL461.T36]

Linnavuori, R.  1974.  Studies on African Miridae (Heteroptera).  Entomological Society of Nigeria Occasional Publication 12:1-67.  [keys to genera and species; text describing taxonomic characters; illustrations of structures and characters; NCSU Libraries: QL523.M5 L50]

Schouteden, H.  1923.  Nouvelles note sur les tingides du Congo Belge.  Revue de Zoologie Africaine 11(1):82-110.  [in French, description of 22 species of Tingidae; NCSU Libraries: QL1.R32]

Signoret, V.  1860.  Faune des hémiptères de Madagascar, Part 1 and 2.  Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, série 3, 8:177-206, 917-972.  [in French; NCSU Libraries: QL461.S5]

Slater, J. A.  1964.  Hemiptera (Heteroptera) Lygaeidae.  South African Animal Life 10:15-228.  [keys to and descriptions of Afrotropical subfamilies and genera; key to South African species; NCSU Libraries: QL336.H3]

Stys, P.  1986.  A new genus of Enicocephalidae from Saudi Arabia (Heteroptera).  Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 22(2):255-264.  [key to species of subfamily Enicocephaline, review of distribution of Afrotropical (including Madagascar), Palearctic and Indomalayan genera of Enicocephalidae; NCSU Libraries: QL461.S5]

Villiers, A.  1952.  Hémiptères de l'Afrique Noire.  Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire 9:1-256. 

Villiers, A.  1965.  Hémiptères reduviides, phymatides et henicocephalides de Cote d'Ivoire.  Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire 27(3):1175-1178. 

HETEROPTERA: AUSTRALIAN REGION

Carver, M., G. F. Gross, T. E. Woodward, and 14 others.  1991.  Hemiptera.  pp. 429-509. In CSIRO (ed.).  The Insects of Australia.  A Textbook for Students and Research Workers.  2nd edition.  Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Australia.  2 volumes.  xvii + 1137 + vi pp.  [NCSU Libraries: QL487.I5 1991]

Cassis, G., and G. F. Gross.  1995.  Hemiptera: Heteroptera.  In Houston, W. W. K., and Maynard,  C. V. (eds.).  Zoological Catalogue of Australia 27.3A.  CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.  xv + 506 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: QL338.Z66 1983, v.27]

Deitz, L. L.  1979.  Selected references for identifying New Zealand Hemiptera (Homoptera and Heteroptera), with notes on nomenclature.   New Zealand Entomologist 7(1):20-29.  [NCSU Libraries: Q487.5.N48]

Gross, G. F.  1950.  The stilt-bugs (Heteroptera - Neididae) of the Australian and New Zealand regions.  Records of the South Australian Museum 9(3):313-326.  [keys to genera and species]

Gross, G. F.  1975-76.  Plant Feeding and Other Bugs of South Australia - Heteroptera, Part I & II.  A. B. James, Government Printer, Adelaide, South Australia.  501 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: QL522.7.G77 1975]

Woodward, T. E., J. W. Evans, and V. F. Eastop.  1970.  Hemiptera (bugs, leafhoppers, etc.).  pp. 387-457.  In Mackerras, I. M. (ed.).  The Insects of Australia.  A Textbook for Students and Research Workers.  1st edition.  Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Australia.  xiii + 1029 pp.  [keys to families; NCSU Libraries: QL487.I5] 

HETEROPTERA: INDOMALAYAN REGION

Distant, W. L.  1902-1910.  The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma.  Volumes I-V (V with appendix.)  Under Authority of Secretary of State for India in Council, Taylor and Francis, London, England.  Vol. 1:xxxviii + 438 (1902), 2: xvii + 503 (1904), 3:xvi + 503 (1906), 5: xii + 362 (1910).  [keys to genera and species, bibliography; NCSU Libraries: QL522.5.D6; vol. 4 in Metcalf Collection: listed under "4E4, 4E6-4E8"]

Hsaio, T. Y., et al.  1977.  A Handbook for the Determination of the Chinese Hemiptera-Heteroptera.  Vol. 1.  Science Press, Peking, China.  330 pp.  [in Chinese, descriptions of new taxa also in English]

Stål, C.  1870.  Hemiptera insularum Philippinarum--Bidrag till Philippinska öarnes Hemipter-fauna. Öfversigt af Kongl[iga] Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlinger 7:607-776.  [in Swedish, keys to families, subfamilies, genera, subgenera, and species; NCSU Libraries: Metcalf Collection:Metcalf 5K6] 

HETEROPTERA: NEARCTIC REGION

Blatchley, W. S.  1926.  Heteroptera or True Bugs of Eastern North America, with Special Reference to Indiana and Florida.  Nature Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana.  1116 pp.  [keys to superfamilies, families, genera, species, and varieties; NCSU Libraries: QL523.H6 B5 1926a]

Britton, W. E. (ed.), et al.  1923.  The Hemiptera or sucking insects of Connecticut. Guide to the Insects of Connecticut Part IV.  Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey.  807 pp.  [keys to genera and species (especially Miridae); NCSU Libraries: QL475.C8 B8]

DeCoursey, R. M.  1971.  Keys to the families and subfamilies of the nymphs of North American Hemiptera-Heteroptera.  Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington 73(4):413-429.  [NCSU Libraries: QL461.E69]

Froeschner, R. C.  1941-1961.  Contributions to a synopsis of the Hemiptera of Missouri.  American Midland Naturalist 26(1):Part 1:122-146 (1941); Part II: 27(3):591-609 (1942); Part III: 31(3):638-683 (1944); Part IV: 42(1):123-188 (1949); Part V: 67(1):208-240 (1962).  [NCSU Libraries: QH1.A47]

Henry, T. J., and R. C. Froeschner (eds.).  1988.  Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States.  E. J. Brill, New York.  xix + 958 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: QL522.1.C2 C37 1988]

Herring, J. L., and P. D. Ashlock.  1971.  A key to the nymphs of the families of Hemiptera (Heteroptera) of America north of Mexico.  Florida Entomologist 54(3):207-212.  [NCSU Libraries: QL461.F56]

McPherson, J. E.  1982.  The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America with Emphasis on the Fauna of Illinois.  Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.  254 pp.  [keys to genera and species; NCSU Libraries: QL522.1.N67 M37 1982]

Parshley, H. M.  1925.  A Bibliography of the North American Hemiptera-Heteroptera.  Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.  ix + 252 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: Z5858.H6 P2]

Polhemus, J. T.  1996.  Aquatic and semiaquatic Hemiptera.  pp. 267-297.  In Merritt, R. W., and K. W. Cummins.  An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America.  3rd edition.  Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa.  [keys to families and genera; NCSU Libraries: QL473.I57 1996]

Schaefer, C. W.  1990.  The Hemiptera of North America: what we do and do not know.  pp. 105-118.  In Kosztarab, M., and C. W. Schaefer (eds.).  Systematics of the North American Insects and Arachnids: Status and Needs.  (Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Information Series 90-1.)  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg.  xii + 247 pp.  [NCSU Libraries: S541.5.V5 I53]

Slater, J. A., and R. M. Baranowski.  1978.  How to Know the True Bugs (Hemiptera-Heteroptera).  The Picture Key Nature Series.  W. C. Brown, Dubuque, Iowa.  x + 256 pp.  [key to North American adults and nymphs; NCSU Libraries: QL522.1.A1 S53] 

Stål, C.  1864-1866.  Hemiptera Africana. 1-4, Holmiae, Stockholm.  1:1-256 (1865), 2:1-182 (1866), 3:1-200 (1866), 4:1-276 (1866).  [in Latin, textual descriptions, keys to genera; NCSU Libraries (volume 4 only): Metcalf Collection MC 220.198, Stål 1866a] 

Torre-Bueno, J. R. de la.  1939-1941.  A synopsis of the Hemiptera-Heteroptera of America north of Mexico.  Entomologica Americana 19:141-304 (1939); 21:41-122 (1941).  [keys to subfamilies, tribes, genera, and species; NCSU Libraries: QL461.E5]

Van Duzee, E. P.  1917.  Catalogue of the Hemiptera of America north of Mexico, excepting the Aphididae, Coccidae, and Aleurodidae.  University of California Publications, Technical Bulletin, Entomology 2:[i]-xiv, 1-902.  [NCSU Libraries: QL461.C28]

Yonke, T. R. (coordinator), and F. A. Lawson.  1991.  Order Hemiptera.  pp. 22-65.  In Stehr, F. W. (ed.). Immature Insects.  Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa.  Vol. 2.  xvi + 975 pp.  [family key to immatures; NCSU Libraries: QL468.I44 1987]

HETEROPTERA: NEOTROPICAL REGION

Ferreira, P. S. F., and D. Rossi.  1979.  Catalogo das Especies di Miridae (Hemiptera) de Vicosa, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil.  Experientiae 25(7):131-157.  [includes host plant listings; NCSU Libraries: S15.E77]

Froeschner, R. C.  1981.  Heteroptera or true bugs of Ecuador: a partial catalog.  Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 322:1-147. [NCSU Libraries: Gov. Doc. SI 1.27:322]

Froeschner, R. C.  1985.  Synopsis of the Heteroptera or true bugs of the Galápagos Islands.  Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407:1-84. [NCSU Libraries: Gov. Doc. SI 1.27:407]

Lima, A da Costa.  1940.  Insectos do Brasil. 2  Tomo.  Hemipteros.  1, Escola Nacional de Agronomia, Rio de Janeiro.  351 pp.  [keys to families and subfamilies, keys to genera and species of tritomine Reduviidae, extensive bibliographies]

Polhemus, J. T., and M. Del Rosario Manzano.  1992.  Marine Heteroptera of the eastern tropical Pacific (Gelastocoridae, Gerridae, Mesorelliidae, Saldidae, Veliidae).  pp. 302-320.  In Quintero, D., and A. Aiello, (eds.).  Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica, Selected Studies.  Oxford University Press, London, England.  xxii + 692 pp.  [keys to families, genera, and species; NCSU Libraries: QL478.P2 I54 1992]

HETEROPTERA: OCEANIC REGION

Andersen, N. M.  1989.  The coral bugs, Genus Halovelia Bergroth (Hemiptera, Veliidae).  I.  History, classification, and taxonomy of species except the H. malaya-group.  Entomologica Scandinavica 20(1):75-120.  [key to species; NCSU Libraries: QL461.E52]

Asquith, A.  1994.  Revision of the endemic Hawaiian genus Sarona Kirkaldy (Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae.)  Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 40:1-81.  [keys to species; NCSU Libraries: GN670.B55]

Ruckes, H.  1963.  Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea.  Insects of Micronesia 7(7):307-356.  [NCSU Libraries: QL489.M5 I6]

Zimmerman, E. C.  1948.  Heteroptera.  Insects of Hawaii 3:1-255.  [keys to genera and species; NCSU Libraries: QL489.H3 Z5, v.3]

HETEROPTERA: PALEARCTIC REGION

Afzal, M., and S. Shahid Shaukat and I. Ahmad.  Taxometric study of the family Scutelleridae Leach (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) from Pakistan.  Oriental Insects 16(3):373-383.  [application of computer systematics with UPGMA; NCSU Libraries: QL461.O78]

Aukema, B., and C. Rieger (eds.).  1995-1996 .  Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palearctic Region.  Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, Wageningen, The Netherlands.  Vol.1 (1995): xxvi + 222 pp., Vol. 2 (1996): xiv + 361 pp.  [5 volumes (only 1 and 2 available), extensive bibliography; NCSU Libraries: QL522.4.A1 C38 1995]

Cagatay, N.  1985.  Studies of the taxonomy of Oxycareninae (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) and the morphology of male genitalia of Turkey.  Bitki Koruna Bulteni 25(1-2):18-29.  [in Turkish, keys to genera and species; NCSU Libraries: SB13.B5]

Oshanin, V. F.  1906-1909.  Verzeichnis der paläaktischen Hemipteran mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Verteilung im russischen Reiche. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences. St. Petersburg (suppl.) 11:i-xxiv, 1-393 (1906); 13:395-586 (1908); 14:587-1087 (1909).  [NCSU Libraries: Metcalf Collection 2J5-2J6]

Schuster, G.  1993.  Wanzen aus Bayern (Insecta, Heteroptera).  Bericht der Naturforschenden  Gesellschaft Augsburg 54(200):1-49.  [in German; NCSU Libraries: QH5.N32, vol. 54, 1993] 

Tomokuni, M.  1994.  The Lygaeidae (Insecta, Heteroptera) from Hokkaido, Japan, with description of a new Trichodrymus species.  Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) 27:127-138.

 


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