Metopoplax

Fieber, 1860

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Metopoplax is a of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the Oxycarenidae, established by Fieber in 1860. The genus contains at least three described : M. ditomoides, M. fuscinervis, and M. origani. Members of this genus are small heteropterans classified within the superfamily Lygaeoidea.

2020 01 14 Metopoplax ditomoides by Slimguy. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Metopoplax ditomoides (Lygaeidae) - (imago), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands - 3 by This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. . Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.Metopoplax ditomoides (Lygaeidae) - (imago), Elst (Gld), the Netherlands by This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. . Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Metopoplax: //mɛˌtoʊpəˈplæks//

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Distribution

Recorded from Denmark (DK) and Sweden (SE) based on GBIF distribution data.

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Species composition

The includes three recognized : Metopoplax ditomoides (A. , 1847), Metopoplax fuscinervis Stal, 1872, and Metopoplax origani (Kolenati, 1845).

Taxonomic authority

Authored by Franz Xaver Fieber in 1860.

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