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Species Peritropis saldaeformis

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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 Cimicomorpha
Superfamily Miroidea
Family Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Subfamily Cylapinae
Genus Peritropis
Species saldaeformis (Peritropis saldaeformis)
Explanation of Names
Peritropis saldaeformis Uhler 1891
Size
♂ 2.5–3.0 mm, ♀ 2.7–2.9 mm(1)
Range
e. US (PA-FL to IA-TX) - Map (1)(2), most records s. Great Plains
Habitat
on tree branches(1)
Remarks
comes to light
Print References
Uhler, P.R. (1891) Observations on some remarkable forms of Capsidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 2: 119-123.
Works Cited
1.Revision of the New World species of Peritropis Uhler (Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae)
Wolski A., Henry T.J. 2012. Insect syst. evol. 43: 213-270.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by v belov on 11 August, 2011 - 8:49am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 17 July, 2023 - 4:12pm

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