Elasmopoda | |
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Elasmopoda alata in South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Tribe: | Mictini |
Genus: | Elasmopoda Stål, 1873 |
Synonyms | |
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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]
Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking 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 is a subfamily in the hemipteran family Coreidae. They have been shown to be paraphyletic with respect to Meropachyinae.
Rhopalinae is a subfamily of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are more than 170 described species in Rhopalinae.
The Daladerini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Carl Stål in 1873. Genera are distributed from Africa to South-East Asia.
Chariesterus is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 12 described species in Chariesterus.
Zicca is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 19 described species in Zicca.
Anisoscelis is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Anisoscelis.
Mozena is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are more than 30 described species in Mozena.
Spartocera is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 18 described species in Spartocera.
Megalotomus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about eight described species in Megalotomus.
Sephina is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are more than 20 described species in Sephina.
Dicranocephalus is the sole genus of true bugs in the family Stenocephalidae. There are about 30 described species in the genus Dicranocephalus.
The Micrelytrinae are a subfamily of true bugs in the family Alydidae, based on the type genus Micrelytra Laporte, 1833. Genera are recorded from the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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.
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.
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.
The Colpurini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Gustav Breddin in 1900. Genera are distributed from India, South-East Asia through to Australia and New Zealand. The tribe name (type) is based on Colpura Bergroth: now a subgenus of Hygia.
The Petascelini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Carl Stål in 1873. Many genera are from tropical Africa including the type genus Petascelis, but some are from South-East Asia. Ahmad gives key to the tribes of Coreinae including these genera.
The Dasynini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Bergroth in 1913. Genera are distributed from Africa, Asia to Australia.
The Cloresmini, sometimes called bamboo coreids, are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Carl Stål in 1873. Genera are distributed from India, China, Indochina, Malesia through to New Guinea.
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