Biology:Perittopus crinalis
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Short description: Species of true bug
| Perittopus crinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Perittopus |
| Species: | P. crinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Perittopus crinalis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013[1]
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Perittopus crinalis is a species of riffle bug first described in 2013 by Zhen Ye, Pingping Chen and Wenjun Bu.[1][2] It is recorded from Yunnan Province, China.[2]
Taxonomy
The specific epithet crinalis refers to the dense hairs on the abdominal margins of female specimens. The species was placed to the Template:In" of genus Perittopus by its authors, and appears closely related to Perittopus breddini.[2]
Description
Wingless specimens of both sexes are light reddish, with females larger than males at respectively 3.2 mm and 2.9 mm body length. Winged (macropterous) specimens are so far unknown.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Perittopus crinalis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/9308510.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ye, Zhen; Chen, Pingping; Bu, Wenjun (17 February 2013). "Contribution to the knowledge on the Oriental genus Perittopus Fieber, 1861 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) with descriptions of four new species from China and Thailand". Zootaxa 3616 (1): 34–35, 47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.3.
Wikidata ☰ Q7168916 entry
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