Lidopus heidemanni
E. Gibson, 1917
jumping tree bug
Lidopus heidemanni is a of plant bug in the Miridae, commonly referred to as a jumping tree bug. It was described by E. Gibson in 1917. The species occurs in parts of North America and Central America, with documented records from the United States and Mexico.
Distribution
United States (Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas) and Mexico (Jalisco, Nuevo León, Veracruz). Also recorded from Middle America generally.
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Etymology
The specific epithet 'heidemanni' honors an individual, likely a collector or colleague of the author E. Gibson, though the exact namesake is not documented in available sources.
Taxonomic History
Originally described in 1917 by E. Gibson. The has remained in the Lidopus without recorded synonymy.