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Rhopalinae
Subfamily Rhopalinae
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder
Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily
Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)
Family
Rhopalidae (Scentless Plant Bugs)
Subfamily
Rhopalinae
Numbers
32 spp. in 8 genera in our area
(
1
)
, ~80 spp. in 17 genera arranged in 5 tribes worldwide
(
2
)
; most diverse in the Palaearctic
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3
)
Works Cited
1.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.
Livermore L.J.R., LemaƮtre V.A., Dolling W.R., Webb M.D. Coreoidea species file online. Version 5.0
3.
Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha)
Cassis G., Gross G.F. 2002. CSIRO Publishing, 751 pp.
Contributed by
v belov
on 6 November, 2010 - 6:20pm
Last updated 18 April, 2011 - 7:22pm