Plokiophilidae
| Plokiophilidae | |
|---|---|
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| Plokiophiloides bannaensis | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cimicoidea |
| Family: | Plokiophilidae China, 1953 |
ThePlokiophilidaeorweb-loversare a small group ofinsectsbelonging to thetrue bugs(Heteroptera). Nine genera (one fossil, from Baltic amber) and 20 species are currently known.[1]
Morphology
[edit]Plokiophilidae are small (1.2-3.0 mm length) and vaguely similar toAnthocoridae.[1]
Life history
[edit]Plokiophilidae inhabit almost exclusivelyspider websof spiders from the suborderMygalomorphaeorAraneomorphae,or the webs ofEmbioptera.[1][2]
The generaPlokiophila,Plokiophiloides,LipokophilaandEmbiophilaare known to copulate throughtraumatic insemination.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Plokiophilidae are mostly documented from theNew Worldtropics and tropicalAfrica.The generaHeissophilaand the speciesParaplokiophiloides schwendingerihave been described fromThailand.Monteithophila queenslandana,described in 2015, is the first species known fromAustralia,whileMonteithophila fijiensishas been found inFiji.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcLuo, Jiuyang; Peng, Yanqiong; Xie, Qiang (2021)."First record of the cimicomorphan family Plokiophilidae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from China, with description of a new species of Plokiophiloides".ZooKeys(1021): 145–157.Bibcode:2021ZooK.1021..145L.doi:10.3897/zookeys.1021.56599.PMC7954777.PMID33746530.
- ^abcSchuh, Randall; Štys, Pavel; Cassis, Gerasimos; Lehnert, Margaret; Swanson, Dustin; Bruce, Terri (2015). "New Genera and Species of Plokiophilidae from Australia, Fiji, and Southeast Asia, with a Revised Classification of the Family (Insecta: Heteroptera: Cimicoidea)".American Museum Novitates(3825): 1–24.doi:10.1206/3825.1.
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