Perittopus
Genus of true bugs
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Perittopus is a genus of riffle bug, and the sole genus of subfamily Perittopinae.[2] Its species occur from southern India east to Indonesia and north to China in mountain stream habitats.[3] Visually, the red[4] or orange to reddish[2] colour of Perittopus spp. separates them from other members of the Veliidae.[2]
| Perittopus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Perittopus Fieber, 1861[1] |
Species
As of January 2024[update], the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists the following species for genus Perittopus:[1]
- Perittopus anthracinus Ye, Qiao, Jin & Bu, 2020
- Perittopus asiaticus Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus borneensis Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus breddini Kirkaldy, 1901 - type species[3]
- Perittopus campbelli Lundblad, 1933
- Perittopus ceylanicus Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus crinalis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus falciformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus horvathi Lundblad, 1933
- Perittopus laosensis Ye, Qiao, Jin & Bu, 2020
- Perittopus maculatus Paiva, 1919
- Perittopus rufus Distant, 1903
- Perittopus schuhi Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus sumatrensis Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus trizonus Ye, Qiao, Jin & Bu, 2020
- Perittopus vicarians Breddin, 1905
- Perittopus webbi Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus yunnanensis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus zhengi Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus zimmermannae Zettel, 2011
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