Craspedophysa monteithi
| Craspedophysa monteithi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Peloridiidae |
| Genus: | Craspedophysa Burckhardt, 2009 |
| Species: | C. monteithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Craspedophysa monteithi Burckhardt, 2009 | |
Craspedophysa monteithi is a moss bug, the only confirmed, extant species in the genus Craspedophysa.[1] Craspedophysa monteithi is found in northern Queensland, Australia.[2] It lacks the ancestral cephalic areolae (raised spots on the head) found in some Peloridiidae.[3]
Notes
References
- Craspedophysa at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Burckhardt, Daniel (2009). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Gondwanan moss bugs or Peloridiidae (Hemiptera, Coleorrhyncha)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 56 (2): 173–235. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900019.
- Spangenberg, Rico; et al. (2013). "The cephalic morphology of the Gondwanan key taxon Hackeriella (Coleorrhyncha, Hemiptera)". Arthropod Structure & Development 42 (4): 315–337. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2013.03.007.
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