Neocrophius
Henry & Dellapé, 2015
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1Neocrophius is a of true bugs in the Oxycarenidae, described by Henry & Dellapé in 2015. It belongs to the superfamily Lygaeoidea within the suborder Heteroptera. The genus is poorly known, with minimal published biological information and very few documented observations.
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How to pronounce Neocrophius: /niːˈɒkrəfiəs/
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Taxonomic history
Neocrophius was established as a new in 2015 by Thomas J. Henry and Pablo M. Dellapé. The genus is classified in Oxycarenidae, a of lygaeoid seed bugs that has undergone significant taxonomic revision in recent decades.
Data limitations
As of current records, Neocrophius has only 3 observations on iNaturalist and no Wikipedia summary. The name suggests a possible association with carrion or necrotic material (from Greek 'neos' = new, 'crophius' possibly related to 'necros' = dead), but this etymology has not been confirmed in published sources and should not be treated as evidence of .