Heteroplea
| Heteroplea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pleidae |
| Genus: | Heteroplea Cook, 2011 |
Heteroplea is a genus of pygmy backswimmers in the family Pleidae that occur in South America.[1] There are four described species in Heteroplea.[2][3][4]
Species
These four species belong to the genus Heteroplea:[2][3][4]
- Heteroplea acanthoscelis Cook, 2017
- Heteroplea asperscyta Cook, 2020
- Heteroplea ornata Cook, 2020
- Heteroplea stictosoma Cook, 2011
References
- ^ "Neoplea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ a b Cook, Jerry L. (2011). "A new genus and species of Pleidae (Hemiptera) from Venezuela, with notes on the genera of Pleidae". Zootaxa. 3067 (1): 26–34. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3067.1.2.
- ^ a b Cook, Jerry L. (2017). "A second species of Heteroplea Cook (Hemiptera: Pleidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 545–550. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.4.545.
- ^ a b Cook, Jerry L. (2020). "The genus Heteroplea (Hemiptera: Pleidae), with two new species and a key to the genus". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122 (4): 777–786. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.122.4.777.