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Leptopodidae
Sign in to saveLeptopodidae is a family of spiny-legged bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 40 described species in Leptopodidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyLeptopodidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Leptopodidae
- Collections
- CSIRO, OMNH, USNM, AM, TAMU
- Recorded in
- Australia, Philippines, Madagascar, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leptopodoidea
- Image
- Leptopus marmoratus.jpg
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- Leptopodidae
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- family
- taxon common name
- Spiny-Legged Bugs
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- Leptopodidae
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Leptopodidae is a family of spiny-legged bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 40 described species in Leptopodidae.
==Genera== These 17 genera belong to the family Leptopodidae: Erianotoides J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1991 Erianotus Fieber, 1861 Lahima Linnavuori & Van Harten, 2002-22 Leotichius Distant, 1904 Leptopoides J.Polhemus & D.Polhemus, 1991-01 Leptopus Latreille, 1809 Martiniola Horváth, 1911 Patapius Horváth, 1912 Saldolepta Schuh & J.Polhemus, 1980 Valleriola Distant, 1904 † Archaesalepta Grimaldi & Engel, 2013 Cambay amber, India, Eocene † Cretaceomira McKellar & Engel, 2014 Canadian amber, Campanian † Cretaleptus Sun and Chen 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian † Leptosalda Cobben, 1971 Dominican amber, Mexican amber, Miocene † Macrolepta Yu, Zhuo & Chen, 2023 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian † Palaeoleptus Poinar 2009 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian † Palaeotanyrhina Poinar, Brown & Kóbor 2009 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
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