Cladistic Analysis of the Rhopalidae, with a List of Food Plants

The following clades are suggested for the tribes and subfamilies of the Rhopalidae (Hemiptera: Coreoidea): Niesthreini + Rhopalini and the remainder; of the latter, the Chorosomini and the remainder; of the latter, the Harmostini + Corizomorphini and the Maccevethini + Serinethinae. The Rhopalidae less the Serinethinae constitute the subfamily Rhopalinae, which in this analysis is paraphyletic. Rhopalids feed on a variety of plants; they prefer members of the subclasses Rosidae and Asteridae, and do not feed on members of the more primitive angiosperm subclasses. The Rhopalini + Niesthreini show a preference for malvaceous plants; the Chorosomini feed on grasses; the Harmostini, Corizomorphini, and Macceventhini feed on composites; and the Serinethinae prefer plants of the Sapindales.