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Macrotrachelia

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Macrotrachelia
Macrotrachelia nigronitens, New Zealand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Tribe: Anthocorini
Genus: Macrotrachelia
Reuter, 1871

Macrotrachelia is a genus of minute pirate bugs in the family Anthocoridae. There are about six described species in Macrotrachelia.

Macrotrachelia species are native to Central and South America. The species Macrotrachelia nigronitens is also adventive to New Zealand and North America.[1][2][3][4]

Species

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These six species belong to the genus Macrotrachelia:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Carpintero, Diego Leonardo (2002). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Anthocoridae (Heteroptera)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 61 (1–2). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. ^ a b "Genus Macrotrachelia Reuter, 1871". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ "Macrotrachelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ "Genus Macrotrachelia". Bugguide. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
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