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Lampromicra

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Lampromicra
Lampromicra senator Queensland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Tribe: Scutellerini
Genus: Lampromicra
Stål, 1873
Synonyms
  • Philia Schiødte, 1842
  • Schioedtia Kirkaldy, 1905
  • Schiödtia Kirkaldy, 1905

Lampromicra is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae.[1] As with other genera in this family, they may be referred-to as "jewel bugs" or "metallic shield bugs".

Distribution

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Lampromicra have been recorded in parts of Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia), Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Moluccas, Solomon Islands.[2][3]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Lampromicra:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Atlas of Living Australia
  2. ^ Cassis, G.; Vanags, L. (2006). "Jewel bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)" (PDF). Denisia. 19: 275–398.
  3. ^ a b Kirkaldy, George Willis (1909). Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) with biological and anatomical references, lists of foodplants and parasites, etc. prefaced by a discussion on nomenclature, and an analytical table of families. Vol. 1. Berlin: F.L. Dames. p. 299.
  4. ^ "Lampromicra Stål, 1873". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.