Micrelytra fossularum (Rossi, 1790)
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9108274A-FFA2-FF9A-FF0D-73D4FE553E56 |
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Felipe |
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Micrelytra fossularum (Rossi, 1790) |
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Micrelytra fossularum (Rossi, 1790) View in CoL
( Heteroptera : Alydidae : Micrelytrinae : Micrelytrini ) is the only species of the genus Micrelytra Laporte, 1833 . The species has an Atlantic-Circum-Mediterranean distribution ( HECKMANN et al., 2015; DUSOULIER, 2020; AUKEMA, 2024). So far, in Macaronesia M. fossularum has been reported from the island of Madeira ( Portugal) ( RIBES & HEISS, 2008; AUKEMA, 2024).
Herein, the first record of M. fossularum in the Canary Islands ( Spain) is reported: On 13-08- 2024, a specimen of this species was found in the village of Santa Úrsula, located in the north-western part of the island of Tenerife. A photograph of the specimen was uploaded to the online database iNaturalist (see here).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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