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Subfamily Chiloxanthinae

Chiloxanthus stellatus (Curtis) - Chiloxanthus stellatus

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 Leptopodomorpha

Family Saldidae (Shore Bugs)

Subfamily Chiloxanthinae

Explanation of Names

Chiloxanthinae Cobben 1959

Numbers

7 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), 4 genera worldwide(2)

Identification

long embolar fracture and five membrane cells(2)

Range

New World, Eurasia, Australasia(2); widespread in our area

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Australian Faunal Directory

Contributed by v belov on 14 April, 2011 - 8:24am
Last updated 9 October, 2023 - 3:06pm

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