Alofa

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Alofa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Anthocoridae
Subfamily: Anthocorinae
Tribe: Cardiastethini
Genus: Alofa
Herring, 1976

Alofa [1] is a genus of flower bugs in the tribe Cardiastethini, erected by JL Herring in 1976.

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References

  1. Herring JL (1976) Keys to genera of Anthocoridae of America north of Mexico, with description of a new genus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Florida entomologist, 59(2): 143–150.