Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
| Laccotrephes pfeiferiae | |
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| Laccotrephes pfeiferiae from Myanmar, Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Genus: | Laccotrephes |
| Species: | L. pfeiferiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888) | |
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae is a species of water scorpion belonging to the family (Nepidae).[1]
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.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, South China including Taiwan.[3]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Gaga-biodiv
- ↑ Nico Niese, Ping-ping Chen, Chang Man Yang A NEW SUBGENUS AND SIX NEW SPECIES OF NEPOMORPHA (INSECTA: HETEROPTERA) FROM YUNNAN, CHINA THE RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 2005