Liangcoris

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Liangcoris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Genus: Liangcoris
Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007
Species:
L. yangae
Binomial name
Liangcoris yangae
Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007

Liangcoris is a monotypic genus of assassin bugs (family Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae, native to China, containing a single species, Liangcoris yangae. [1]

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References

  1. Cai, Wanzhi; Zhao, Ping & Dong Ren. "Liangcoris, a new genus of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa 1405: 63–68 (2007). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-04.