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Perittopus falciformis

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Perittopus falciformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Veliidae
Genus: Perittopus
Species:
P. falciformis
Binomial name
Perittopus falciformis
Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013

Perittopus falciformis is a species of riffle bug from China, first described in 2013 by Zhen Ye, Pingping Chen and Wenjun Bu,[1] based on apterous specimens collected in Yunnan Province at an altitude of 1500 m.[2] Winged specimens of either sex are thus far unknown.[2]

Taxonomy

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Based on male genital characteristics, Perittopus falciformis can be placed to the "western species group" in Perittopus,[3] and appears closely related to Perittopus zhengi[2] and Perittopus laosensis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Perittopus falciformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Ye, Zhen; Chen, Pingping; Bu, Wenjun (17 February 2013). "Contribution to the knowledge on the Oriental genus Perittopus Fieber, 1861 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) with descriptions of four new species from China and Thailand". Zootaxa. 3616 (1): 36–37. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.3. PMID 24758790.
  3. ^ a b Ye, Zhen; Qiao, Mu; Jin, Zezhong; Bu, Wenjun (1 October 2020). "Notes on the genus Perittopus Fieber, 1860 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) with descriptions of three new species from Indochina". Zootaxa. 4858 (3): 418, 424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4858.3.7. PMID 33056223. S2CID 222819813. Retrieved 14 January 2024.