Lampromicra
| Lampromicra | |
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| Lampromicra senator Queensland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Scutelleridae |
| Subfamily: | Scutellerinae |
| Tribe: | Scutellerini |
| Genus: | Lampromicra Stål, 1873 |
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Lampromicra is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae.[1] As with other genera in this family, they may be referred-to as "jewel bugs" or "metallic shield bugs".
Distribution
[edit]Lampromicra have been recorded in parts of Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia), Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Moluccas, Solomon Islands.[2][3]
Species
[edit]The following species are recognised in the genus Lampromicra:[4]
- Lampromicra aerea (Distant, 1892)[3]
- Lampromicra caledonica (Distant, 1920)
- Lampromicra elegans (Montrouzier, 1861)
- Lampromicra geminata (Distant, 1920)
- Lampromicra leucocyanea (Montrouzier, 1855)
- Lampromicra miyakona (Matsumura, 1905)
- Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803)
References
[edit]- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia
- ↑ Cassis, G.; Vanags, L. (2006). "Jewel bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)" (PDF). Denisia. 19: 275–398.
- 1 2 Kirkaldy, George Willis (1909). Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) with biological and anatomical references, lists of foodplants and parasites, etc. prefaced by a discussion on nomenclature, and an analytical table of families. Vol. 1. Berlin: F.L. Dames. p. 299.
- ↑ "Lampromicra Stål, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.