Genus Microplax

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Scott's Valley A4 - Microplax albofasciata

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 Lygaeoidea

Family Oxycarenidae

Genus Microplax

Explanation of Names

Microplax Fieber 1860

Numbers

A single (adventive) species in our area, 10 spp. total(1)(2)

Range

Palaearctic, mostly Mediterranean; in our area, CA (Bay area)(1)(2)

Works Cited

1.	Dellapé P.M., Henry T.J. (2016‒) Lygaeoidea species file

2.	First North American record of the Palearctic Microplax albofasciata (Costa) (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Oxycarenidae) Wheeler A.G., Henry T.J. 2015. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 117: 55-61.

Contributed by v belov on 13 June, 2018 - 6:53pm

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