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Piesmatidae

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Piesmatidae

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Piesmatidae is a small family of true bugs, commonly called ash-grey leaf bugs. The Piesmatidae are distributed mostly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with some occurring in Africa, Australia and South America. A common species found throughout the Americas is Piesma cinereum.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyPiesmatidae
Observations recorded7,801

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
140
With media
4
Family
Piesmatidae
Collections
UMNH, DCH, BYU, PSUC, INHS
Recorded in
United States, Kyrgyzstan
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lygaeoidea
Image
Piesma maculatum 02.JPG
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taxon name
Piesmatidae
taxon rank
family
Commons category
Piesmatidae
topic's main category
Category:Piesmatidae
taxon common name
meldeteger
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Piesmatinae
  • Psamminae
  • Removed from Piesmatidae
  • References

Piesmatidae is a small family of true bugs, commonly called ash-grey leaf bugs. The Piesmatidae are distributed mostly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with some occurring in Africa, Australia and South America. A common species found throughout the Americas is Piesma cinereum.

Ash-grey leaf bugs are small insects, some 2–4 mm overall. The head, thorax and the firm part of the wings are extensively dimpled. This resembles the similar pattern of the Tingidae of the infraorder Cimicomorpha, and was initially taken to signify a close relationship. It is due to convergent evolution however.

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