Leucophoroptera is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae.[1] The genus was first described in 1921 by Bertil Poppius.[1][2]
| Leucophoroptera | |
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| Leucophoroptera sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Tribe: | Leucophoropterini |
| Genus: | Leucophoroptera Poppius, 1921[1] |
| Type species | |
| Leucophoroptera quadrimaculata Poppius, 1921[2] | |
It is a genus whose members are found only in Oceania,[3] and consists of five species:[1][4]
- Leucophoroptera cavenda Carvalho & Gross, 1982
- Leucophoroptera fasciata Carvalho & Gross, 1982
- Leucophoroptera gloriosa Menard & Schuh, 2011
- Leucophoroptera kangarooina Menard & Schuh, 2011
- Leucophoroptera quadrimaculata Poppius, 1921
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Genus Leucophoroptera Poppius, 1921". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b B. Poppius (1921). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der myrmecoiden Heteropteren". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (in German). 18: 31-88 pls I-II [56]. ISSN 0521-4726. Wikidata Q125405709..
- ^ "Leucophoroptera". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "GBIF search: Leucophoroptera". gbif.org. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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