Biology:Mictis tenebrosa

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Short description: Species of true bug

Mictis tenebrosa
The hemipteran bug Mictis tenebrosa.jpg
M. tenebrosa from Hong Kong
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Subfamily: Coreinae
Tribe: Mictini
Genus: Mictis
Species:
M. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Mictis tenebrosa
(Fabricius, 1787)

Mictis tenebrosa (Heteroptera: Coreidae) is a species of hemipteran bug found in East and South East Asia.[1] In China both the nymphs and adults are known to be edible.[2]

Description

The species' colour is brown with very large hind legs.

References

  1. "Mictis tenebrosa" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/556382-Mictis-tenebrosa. 
  2. Chen, Xiaoming; Feng, Ying; Chen, Zhiyong (2009). "Common edible insects and their utilization in China" (in en). Entomological Research 39 (5): 299–303. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00237.x. ISSN 1748-5967. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21315824 entry