Micrelytrinae

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Micrelytrinae
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Micrelytra fossularum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Coreoidea
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Micrelytrinae
Stål, 1868

The Micrelytrinae [1] 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. [2]

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Tribes and Genera

The Coreoidea Species File [2] lists three tribes:

Leptocorisini

Auth.: Stål, 1872 (synonym Leptocorisaria Stål)

Micrelytrini

Auth.: Stål, 1868

Noliphini

Auth.: Ahmad, 1965

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References

  1. Stål C (1868[1867]) Öfvers.K.VetenskAkad.Förh.Stockholm 24(7): 542.
  2. 1 2 Coreoidea Species File: subfamily Micrelytrinae Stål, 1868 (retrieved 20 April 2020)