Mictis tenebrosa
| Mictis tenebrosa | |
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| M. tenebrosa from Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Subfamily: | Coreinae |
| Tribe: | Mictini |
| Genus: | Mictis |
| Species: | M. tenebrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mictis tenebrosa (Fabricius, 1787)
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Mictis tenebrosa (Heteroptera: Coreidae) is a species of hemipteran bug found in East and South East Asia. It can also be found in parts of southern Africa.[1] In China both the nymphs and adults are known to be edible.[2]
Description
[edit]The species' colour is brown with very large hind legs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mictis tenebrosa". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Chen, Xiaoming; Feng, Ying; Chen, Zhiyong (2009). "Common edible insects and their utilization in China". Entomological Research. 39 (5): 299–303. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00237.x. ISSN 1748-5967.
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