Nerthra is a genus of toad bugs in the family Gelastocoridae. There are at least 90 described species in Nerthra.[2][1][3][4]

Nerthra
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Nerthra spp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Gelastocoridae
Subfamily: Nerthrinae
Genus: Nerthra
Say, 1832
Synonyms[1]
  • Glossoaspis Laporte, 1832
  • Matinus Guérin-Méneville, 1843
  • Mononyx Blatchley, 1925
  • Peltopterus Stål, 1861
  • Phintius Stål, 1861
  • Scylaecus Stål, 1861

Species edit

These 95 species belong to the genus Nerthra:[1][3][4]

Fossil species edit

Nerthra bichelata Poinar and Brown 2016[5] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Nerthra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. ^ "Nerthra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. ^ a b "Nerthra Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. ^ a b "Browse Nerthra". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. ^ Poinar, George; Brown, Alex E. (August 2016). "Toad bugs (Hemiptera: Gelastocoridae) in Myanmar amber". Cretaceous Research. 63: 39–44. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.02.013. ISSN 0195-6671.

Further reading edit