Glyptocombus

Heidemann, 1906

jumping soil bugs

Species Guides

Glyptocombus saltator

Glyptocombus is a of minute jumping soil bugs in the Schizopteridae, first described by Heidemann in 1906. The genus was long considered , containing only G. saltator, until 2018 when three additional were described from the United States and Mexico. These insects belong to the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha, a group of small predatory true bugs adapted to life in soil and leaf litter. The genus is among the more poorly known groups of Heteroptera due to their cryptic habits and small size.

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Glyptocombus (10.3897-zookeys.796.24176) Figure 3 by Weirauch C, Hoey-Chamberlain R, Knyshov A (2018) Synopsis of Schizopteridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Dipsocoromorpha) from the United States, with description of seven new species from the US and Mexico. In: Wheeler Jr AG (Ed.) A Festschrift Recognizing Thomas J. Henry for a Lifetime of Contributions to Heteropteran Systematics. ZooKeys 796: 49-82. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.796.24176. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Glyptocombus (10.3897-zookeys.796.24176) Figure 2 by Weirauch C, Hoey-Chamberlain R, Knyshov A (2018) Synopsis of Schizopteridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Dipsocoromorpha) from the United States, with description of seven new species from the US and Mexico. In: Wheeler Jr AG (Ed.) A Festschrift Recognizing Thomas J. Henry for a Lifetime of Contributions to Heteropteran Systematics. ZooKeys 796: 49-82. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.796.24176. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Glyptocombus: /ɡlɪptəˈkɒmbəs/

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Distribution

The occurs in North America, with confirmed records from the United States and Mexico. The type G. saltator was described from the United States, while G. mexicanus is known from Mexico. Specific locality details for most species remain poorly documented.

Similar Taxa

HypselosomaBoth belong to the Hypselosomatinae and share the characteristic jumping hind legs and minute body size typical of this group. Glyptocombus can be distinguished by specific genitalic and wing venation features described in the 2018 revision.