Phrictus
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| Phrictus | |
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| Phrictus tripartitus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Subfamily: | Fulgorinae |
| Tribe: | Fulgorini |
| Subtribe: | Fulgorina |
| Genus: | Phrictus Spinola, 1839 |
Phrictus is a genus of bugs in the subfamily Fulgorinae and tribe Fulgorini, erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.[1] They are sometimes called "dragon-headed bugs" and species have been recorded from central and South America.[2]
