Elasmopoda

Elasmopoda
Elasmopoda alata in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Elasmopoda
Stål, 1873
Synonyms
  • Evagrius Distant, 1900
  • Holopterna Stål, 1873
  • Hoplopterna Stål, 1873
  • Hoploterna Distant, 1892[1]

Elasmopoda is a genus in the "true bug" family Coreidae, order Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of eastern and southern Africa.[1] The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The femora of the hind legs are somewhat enlarged and bent, but less than those of some related genera, and either unarmed, or less armed with spikes.

The genus Elasmopoda has junior synonyms, some of them apparently the products of clerical errors, in particular:[2]

Species include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Webb, Mick; et al. "genus Elasmopoda Stål, 1873". Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). The Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) accessed 2015 12 05.

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