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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Perittopus Fieber, 1861 |
Perittopus is a genus of riffle bug, and the sole genus of subfamily Perittopinae. Its species occur from southern India east to Indonesia and north to China in mountain stream habitats. Visually, the red or orange to reddish colour of Perittopus spp. separates them from other members of the Veliidae.
Species
As of January 2024, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists the following species for genus Perittopus:
- Perittopus anthracinus Ye, Qiao, Jin & Bu, 2020
- Perittopus asiaticus Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus borneensis Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus breddini Kirkaldy, 1901 - type species
- Perittopus campbelli Lundblad, 1933
- Perittopus ceylanicus Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus crinalis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus falciformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus horvathi Lundblad, 1933
- Perittopus laosensis Ye, Qiao, Jin & Bu, 2020
- Perittopus maculatus Paiva, 1919
- Perittopus rufus Distant, 1903
- Perittopus schuhi Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus sumatrensis Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus trizonus Ye, Qiao, Jin & Bu, 2020
- Perittopus vicarians Breddin, 1905
- Perittopus webbi Zettel, 2001
- Perittopus yunnanensis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus zhengi Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013
- Perittopus zimmermannae Zettel, 2011
References
- ^ "Perittopus Fieber, 1861". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Zettel, Herbert (2001). "Five new species of Perittopus Fieber, 1861 (Hemiptera : Veliidae) from Southeast Asia" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 49 (1). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Ye, Zhen; Chen, Pingping; Bu, Wenjun (17 February 2013). "Contribution to the knowledge on the Oriental genus Perittopus Fieber, 1861 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) with descriptions of four new species from China and Thailand". Zootaxa. 3616 (1): 31–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.3. PMID 24758790.
- Andersen, Nils Møller; Yang, Chang Man; Zettel, Herbert (2002). "Guide to the Aquatic Heteroptera of Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia 2. Veliidae" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 50 (1). National University of Singapore: 233, 235. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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