Pseudometapterus
| Pseudometapterus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Tribe: | Metapterini |
| Genus: | Wygodzinsky, 1966 |
Pseudometapterus is a little-known genus of thread-legged bug in the subfamily Emesinae. Members of the genus occur in North America and usually have wings that are extremely small or absent entirely, though a winged form of P. umbrosus is known from Southern Illinois.[1]
Partial species list
- Pseudometapterus argentinus Berg, 1900)
- Pseudometapterus butleri Wygodzinsky, 1966
- Pseudometapterus umbrosus (Blatchley, 1926)
- Pseudometapterus wygodzinskyi (Elkins, 1953)
References
- ^ J. D. Bradshaw and J. E. McPherson. "Discovery of Macroptery in Pseudometapterus umbrosus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)" (PDF). Florida Entomologist 84(4) December 2001.