Lanchnophorus is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae.[1][2] It occurs in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.[3]

Lanchnophorus
Lanchnophorus singalensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Subfamily: Rhyparochrominae
Tribe: Rhyparochromini
Genus: Lanchnophorus
Reuter, 1887

Description

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Bugs of this genus are oblong and oval in shape. They are covered in dense dark punctures and long dense setae. The antennae are short and often thick. The pronotum is nearly quadrate and has a broad, carinate lateral margin. The hemelytra are either macropterous or slightly abbreviated. The clavus has three rows of punctures.[4]

Species

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The following species are included in genus Lanchnophorus:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lanchnophorus Reuter, 1887". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "genus Lanchnophorus Reuter, 1887: Lygaeoidea Species File". lygaeoidea.archive.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "Lanchnophorus Reuter, 1887 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  4. ^ a b Kment, Petr; Carapezza, Attilio; Jindra, ZdeněK; Kondorosy, ElőD (2017-01-25). "Review of the genus Lanchnophorus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) with description of three new species and other nomenclatural changes". Zootaxa. 4226 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4226.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.