| Plea | |
|---|---|
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| Plea minutissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Notonectoidea |
| Family: | Pleidae |
| Genus: | Plea Leach, 1818 [1] |
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