Condylognatha or Panhemiptera is a monophyletic grouping (superorder)
Taxonomy
Hemiptera and
Thysanoptera are both the sister-groups based on morphological characters, and jointly known as Condylognatha.
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of
most often known as the
true bugs (
cf. ), comprising around 50,000–80,000
species of
,
,
,
,
,
Cimex and others. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts.
Thrips
Order
Thrips includes 5,500 species classified into two suborders distinguished by the ovipositor.
Terebrantia have a well-developed conical ovipositor, while the
Tubulifera do not. Instead the abdomen is drawn out in the shape of a tube. These insects are called thrips.
Phylogeny
