Leucophoroptera
Genus of true bugs
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Leucophoroptera is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae.[1] The genus was first described in 1921 by Bertil Poppius.[1][2]
| Leucophoroptera | |
|---|---|
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| Leucophoroptera sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Tribe: | Leucophoropterini |
| Genus: | Leucophoroptera Poppius, 1921[1] |
| Type species | |
| Leucophoroptera quadrimaculata Poppius, 1921[2] | |
It is a genus whose members are found only in Oceania,[3] and consists of five species:[1][4]
- Leucophoroptera cavenda Carvalho & Gross, 1982
- Leucophoroptera fasciata Carvalho & Gross, 1982
- Leucophoroptera gloriosa Menard & Schuh, 2011
- Leucophoroptera kangarooina Menard & Schuh, 2011
- Leucophoroptera quadrimaculata Poppius, 1921
