Micrelytra

Micrelytra fossularum is a species of European bugs belonging to the family Alydidae and type genus of the tribe Micrelytrini. It is the only representative of the monotypic genus Micrelytra.

Micrelytra
Micrelytra fossularum. Lateral view
Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Micrelytrinae
Tribe: Micrelytrini
Genus: Micrelytra
Laporte, 1833
Species:
M. fossularum
Binomial name
Micrelytra fossularum
(Rossi, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Cimex fossularum Rossi, 1790
  • Gerris fossularum Fab. 1798)
  • Hydrometra fossularum Fab. 1803)
  • Alydus apterus L. 1827
  • Actorus fossularum Burm. 1835
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