Lampromicra senator

Lampromicra senator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Genus: Lampromicra
Species:
L. senator
Binomial name
Lampromicra senator
(Fabricius, 1803)[1]

Lampromicra senator is an Australian species of insect in the family Scutelleridae,[1] commonly known as the green jewel bug.

Distribution

The species is found in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.[2]

Dorsal view
Jewel bugs feeding on a figtree leaf, Queensland

References

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  1. ^ a b Kirkaldy, George Willis (1909). Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) with biological and anatomical references, lists of foodplants and parasites, etc. prefaced by a discussion on nomenclature, and an analytical table of families. Berlin: F.L. Dames. p. 299.
  2. ^ "SPECIES:Lampromicra senator:mapView". Atlas of Living Australia. Ala.org.au. Retrieved 2017-10-21.


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