Merocoris

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Merocoris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Tribe: Merocorini
Genus: Merocoris
Perty, 1833
Synonyms [1]
  • MerocorisHahn, 1834

Merocoris is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about eight described species in the genus Merocoris. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

These eight species belong to the genus Merocoris:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Merocoris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. "Merocoris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  3. Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2018). "Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2019-04-01.

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