Neoplea

Neoplea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pleidae
Genus:	Neoplea Esaki & China, 1928

Neoplea is a genus of pygmy backswimmers in the family Pleidae. There are at least three described species in Neoplea. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This species was also identified in the city of Naqadeh (Soldoz), West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Neoplea:

• Neoplea apopkana (Drake & Chapman, 1953)
• Neoplea notana (Drake & Chapman, 1953)
• Neoplea striola (Fieber, 1844)

References

1. "Neoplea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Neoplea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Neoplea genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (1995). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN   978-90-71912-12-2.