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| Genus: | Pseudometapterus 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.
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