Exocarpocoris tantulus

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 tantulus

Name

Exocarpocoris tantulus Weirauch 2007: 35, figs. 1, 2-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-20

• Holotype: AMNH_PBI 00132322 (WAMP), 1♂.
• Type locality: AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 96 km NW of Morgan, Pine Valley Stn, 33.31667°S 140.2°E, 150 m, 02 Nov 1995, Schuh, Cassis, and Gross, Exocarpos aphyllus (Santalaceae), det. B.M. Wiecek NSW 395968.
• Etymology: Named from its comparatively small size compared to E. aurum and E. praegracilis, after Latin adjective "tantulus, - a, -um" meaning so small.

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.