Exocarpocoris aurum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Miroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Heteroptera Infraordo: Cimicomorpha Superfamilia: Miroidea

Familia: Miridae
Subfamilia: Phylinae
Tribus: Semiini
Subtribus: Exocarpocorina
Genus: Exocarpocoris
Species: Exocarpocoris aurum

Name

Exocarpocoris aurum Weirauch 2007: 22, figs. 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-20

• Holotype: AMNH_PBI 00137581, 1♂.
• Type locality: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 5 km SW of Whyalla, 33.05085°S 137.5004°E, 30 m, 21 Oct 1996, Schuh and Cassis, Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. (Santalaceae), det. PERTH staff 05056209.
• Etymology: named after the golden yellow coloration, after Latin aurum, -i (n.), gold or anything made of gold.

References

• Weirauch, C. 2007: Revision and cladistic analysis of the Polyozus group of Australian Phylini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). American Museum novitates, (3590) DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3590[1:RACAOT]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.