Lampromicra

Lampromicra
Lampromicra senator Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Genus: Lampromicra
Stål, 1873

Lampromicra is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae.[1] They are commonly referred to as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs.

Distribution

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

  • Lampromicra aerea (Distant, 1892)[3]
  • Lampromicra balteata (Walker, 1867)
  • Lampromicra cuprina (Stål, 1873)
  • Lampromicra distinguenda (Walker, 1868)
  • Lampromicra ditissima (Vollenhoven, 1863)
  • Lampromicra dohertyi (Distant, 1903)
  • Lampromicra elegans (Montrouzier, 1861)
  • Lampromicra erythrina (Walker, 1867)
  • Lampromicra fastuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)
  • Lampromicra femorata (Walker, 1867)
  • Lampromicra festiva (Germar, 1839)
  • Lampromicra fulgurans (Stål, 1873)
  • Lampromicra geniculata (Stål, 1871)
  • Lampromicra insignis (Schouteden, 1904)
  • Lampromicra jactator (Stål, 1854)
  • Lampromicra leucocyanea (Montrouzier, 1855)
  • Lampromicra regia (Bergroth, 1895)
  • Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803)
  • Lampromicra subapicalis (Walker, 1867)
  • Lampromicra vulcanica (Le Guillou, 1841)
  • Lampromicra woodfordi (Distant, 1899)

References

  1. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia
  2. ↑ Cassis, G., & Vanags, L. (2006). "Jewel bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)" (PDF). Denisia. 19: 275–398.
  3. 1 2 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,. Berlin: F.L. Dames. p. 299.


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