Table 2: Alternative Suprageneric Classifications of the Scutelleridae.
DALLAS (1851) STÅL (1872, SCHOUTEDEN KIRKALDY (1909) LESTON (1952d) MCDONALD GROSS (1975) MCDONALD & CARAYON CASSIS &
1873) (1904) (1966) CASSIS (1984) (1984) GROSS 2002
Superfamily? Subfamily Subfamily Subfamily Subfamily Family Family Family Family Family
Scutelleroides Scutellerinae Scutellerinae Scutellerinae Scutellerinae Scutellerinae Scutelleridae Scutelleridae Scutelleridae Scutelleridae
Pachycoridae Elvisuraria Elvisuraria Elvisurini Eurygastrini: Eurygastrinae Elvisurinae Elvisurinae Eurygastrinae: Elvisurinae
Eurygastraria Eurygastrini
Eurygastridae Eurygastraria Odonto- Odontotarsini Eurygastrini: Odonto- Scutellerinae Odonto- Eurygastrinae: Odonto-
tarsaria Odontoscelaria scelinae tarsinae Odontoscelini tarsinae
Odonto- Odonto- Scutelleraria Scutellerini Eurygastrini: Pachycorinae Odonto- Scutellerinae Eurygastrinae: Pachy-
scelidae scelaria Odontotarsaria tarsinae Odontotarsini corinae
Odonto- Sphaero- Sphaerocorini Pachycorini Scutellerinae Tectocorinae Pachycorinae Scutellerinae
tarsaria coraria
Scutelleraria Tetyraria Tetyrini Scutellerini: Scutellerinae: Tectocorinae
Elvisuraria Elvisurini
Sphaero- Scutellerini: Scutellerinae:
coraria Scutelleraria Scutellerini
Tetyraria Scutellerini: Scutellerinae:
Sphaerocoraria Sphaerocorini