Biology:Laccotrephes pfeiferiae

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Short description: Species of true bug

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
Nepidae - Laccotrephes pfeiferiae.JPG
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae from Myanmar, museum specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Nepidae
Genus: Laccotrephes
Species:
L. pfeiferiae
Binomial name
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
(Ferrari, 1888)
Synonyms

Nepa pfeiferiae Ferrari, 1888

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae is a species of water scorpion belonging to the family Nepidae.[1][2] It was until 1999 considered synonym of Laccotrephes robustus; records of L. robustus outside the Philippines refer to this species.[2]

Description

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae can reach a length of about 45–50 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in). Body color varies from brown to dark brown. A breathing tube, up to 32–35 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in), located at the end of an elongated abdomen, can be kept out of the water to breathe.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), southern China , and Taiwan.[2]

References

  1. "Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888)". BioLib.cz. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id789470/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nico Niese; Ping-ping Chen; Chang Man Yang (2005). "A new subgenus and six new species of Nepomorpha (Insecta: Heteroptera) from Yunnan, China". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53 (2): 189–209. http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/53/53rbz189-209.pdf. Retrieved 2015-02-18. 
  3. "大紅娘華 Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888)" (in Chinese). Gaga-biodiv. http://gaga.biodiv.tw/new23/9402/49.htm.  (includes photographs of live specimens)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q19597646 entry