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Scaptocoris

Scaptocoris is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are at least four described species in Scaptocoris.

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Scaptocoris
Scaptocoris minor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Cydnidae
Genus: Scaptocoris
Perty, 1830

Scaptocoris is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are at least four described species in Scaptocoris.12345

Species

These four species belong to the genus Scaptocoris:

  • Scaptocoris buckupi Becker g
  • Scaptocoris carvalhoi Becker g
  • Scaptocoris castaneus Perty, 1833 i c g b
  • Scaptocoris talpa Champion g

Data sources: i = ITIS,1 c = Catalogue of Life,2 g = GBIF,3 b = Bugguide.net4

References

References

  1. "Scaptocoris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Browse Scaptocoris". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Scaptocoris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Scaptocoris Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Froeschner, Richard C. (1960). "Cydnidae of the Western Hemisphere". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 3: 364–376.
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