Phloeidae
Phloeophana longisostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Phloeidae

Phloeidae is a family of true bugs belonging to the order Hemiptera.[1] They are commonly known as Neotropical bark bugs due to their South American distribution, cryptic coloration, and flattened body.[2]

This family includes two genera and three species:[2]

  • Phloea Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825
    • Phloea corticata (Drury, 1773)[2]
    • Phloea subquadrata Spinola, 1837[3]
  • Phloeophana
    • Phloeophana longirostris (Spinola, 1837)[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Phloeidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 López, Guilherme Enrique Luisi; Schwertner, Cristiano Feldens (2024-01-08). "Synopsis of the remarkable family Phloeidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea): species identification, chromatic polymorphism and updated distribution". Journal of Natural History. 57 (45–48): 2083–2113. doi:10.1080/00222933.2023.2284417. ISSN 0022-2933.
  3. ↑ Salomão, Adriana T.; Vasconcellos-Neto, João (2010-12-01). "Population Dynamics and Structure of the Neotropical Bark Bug Phloea subquadrata (Hemiptera: Phloeidae) on Plinia cauliflora (Myrtaceae)". Environmental Entomology. 39 (6): 1724–1730. doi:10.1603/EN09282.
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