Microporus is a genus of burrowing bugs in the family Cydnidae. There are at least four described species in Microporus.[1][2]
| Microporus | |
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| Microporus nigrita | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Cydnidae |
| Subfamily: | Cydninae |
| Genus: | Microporus Uhler, 1872 |
Species edit
These four species belong to the genus Microporus:[2]
- Microporus nigrita (Fabricius, 1794) (black ground bug)
- Microporus obliquus Uhler, 1872
- Microporus shiromai Froeschner, 1977
- Microporus testudinatus Uhler, 1876
References edit
- ^ "Microporus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ a b "Microporus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Further reading edit
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (2006). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 9071912280.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1926). Heteroptera, or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6871.
- Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C., eds. (1988). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-44-X.
- McPherson, J.E. (1982). The Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera) of Northeastern North America. Southern Illinois University Press.
- Rider, David A. (2012). "The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of North Dakota I: Pentatomorpha: Pentatomoidea". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 45 (3–4): 312–380. ISSN 0090-0222.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.
External links edit
Media related to Microporus at Wikimedia Commons
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