Macrotrachelia
Appearance
Macrotrachelia | |
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Macrotrachelia nigronitens, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
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
[edit]These six species belong to the genus Macrotrachelia:[1][2]
- Macrotrachelia albovittata Champion, 1900
- Macrotrachelia elongata Champion, 1900
- Macrotrachelia nigronitens (Stål, 1860)
- Macrotrachelia nitida Champion, 1900
- Macrotrachelia opacipennis Champion, 1900
- Macrotrachelia thripiformis Champion, 1901
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Genus Macrotrachelia Reuter, 1871". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Macrotrachelia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Genus Macrotrachelia". Bugguide. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Macrotrachelia at iNaturalist
- Media related to Macrotrachelia at Wikimedia Commons