Elasmopoda

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Elasmopoda
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Elasmopoda alata in South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Coreidae
Tribe: Mictini
Genus: Elasmopoda
Stål, 1873
Synonyms
  • EvagriusDistant, 1900
  • HolopternaStål, 1873
  • HoplopternaStål, 1873
  • HoploternaDistant, 1892 [1]

Elasmopoda is a genus in the "true bug" family Coreidae, order Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of eastern and southern Africa. [1] The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The femora of the hind legs are somewhat enlarged and bent, but less than those of some related genera, and either unarmed, or less armed with spikes.

The genus Elasmopoda has junior synonyms, some of them apparently the products of clerical errors, in particular: [2]

Species include: [1]

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Coreidae Family of insects

Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-suckling insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bedbug.

Coreinae Subfamily of true bugs

Coreinae is a subfamily in the hemipteran family Coreidae. They have been shown to be paraphyletic with respect to Meropachyinae.

Rhopalinae Subfamily of true bugs

Rhopalinae is a subfamily of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are at least 20 genera and more than 170 described species in Rhopalinae.

<i>Chariesterus</i> Genus of true bugs

Chariesterus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 12 described species in Chariesterus.

<i>Zicca</i> Genus of true bugs

Zicca is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 19 described species in Zicca.

<i>Namacus</i> Genus of true bugs

Namacus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least four described species in Namacus.

<i>Protenor</i> Genus of true bugs

Protenor is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are at least three described species in Protenor.

<i>Anisoscelis</i> Genus of insects

Anisoscelis is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Anisoscelis.

<i>Mozena</i> Genus of true bugs

Mozena is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are more than 30 described species in Mozena.

<i>Spartocera</i> Genus of true bugs

Spartocera is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 18 described species in Spartocera.

<i>Megalotomus</i> Genus of true bugs

Megalotomus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about eight described species in Megalotomus.

<i>Sephina</i> Genus of true bugs

Sephina is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are more than 20 described species in Sephina.

<i>Dicranocephalus</i> Genus of insects (type of true bugs)

Dicranocephalus is the sole genus of true bugs in the family Stenocephalidae. There are about 30 described species in Dicranocephalus.

Micrelytrinae Subfamily of true bugs

The Micrelytrinae are a subfamily of bugs in the family Alydidae, based on the type genus Micrelytra Laporte, 1833. Genera are recorded from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Mictini Tribe of true bugs

The Mictini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Amyot & Serville in 1843. Genera are distributed from Africa to South-East Asia.

Acanthocorini Tribe of true bugs

The Acanthocorini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Amyot and Serville in 1843. Genera are distributed from Africa, South-East Asia through to Australia.

Gonocerini Tribe of true bugs

The Gonocerini, synonym Gonocérates are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae. The type genus is GonocerusBerthold, 1827; genera are distributed from Africa, Europe to South-East Asia and Australia.

Homoeocerini Tribe of true bugs

The Homoeocerini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Amyot and Serville in 1843. Genera are distributed from Africa to South-East Asia.

The Colpurini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Breddin in 1900. Genera are distributed from Africa to South-East Asia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Webb, Mick; et al. "genus Elasmopoda Stål, 1873". Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). The Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) accessed 2015 12 05

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