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Leptopodidae

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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.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyLeptopodidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded1,321

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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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taxon name
Leptopodidae
taxon rank
family
taxon common name
Spiny-Legged Bugs
Commons category
Leptopodidae
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • 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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