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Laccotrephes pfeiferiae

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Species of true bug

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae from Myanmar, museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Nepidae
Genus: Laccotrephes
Species: L. pfeiferiae
Binomial name
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
(Ferrari, 1888)
Synonyms

Nepa pfeiferiae Ferrari, 1888

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae is a species of water scorpion belonging to the family Nepidae. It was until 1999 considered synonym of Laccotrephes robustus; records of L. robustus outside the Philippines refer to this species.

Description

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae can reach a length of about 45–50 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in). Body color varies from brown to dark brown. A breathing tube, up to 32–35 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in), located at the end of an elongated abdomen, can be kept out of the water to breathe.

Distribution

This species can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), southern China, and Taiwan.

References

  1. "Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ Nico Niese; Ping-ping Chen; Chang Man Yang (2005). "A new subgenus and six new species of Nepomorpha (Insecta: Heteroptera) from Yunnan, China" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 53 (2): 189–209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  3. "大紅娘華 Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888)". Gaga-biodiv (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 February 2016. (includes photographs of live specimens)

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Taxon identifiers
Laccotrephes pfeiferiae
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