Perittopus crinalis is a species of riffle bug first described in 2013 by Zhen Ye, Pingping Chen and Wenjun Bu.[1][2] It is recorded from Yunnan Province, China.[2]

Perittopus crinalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Veliidae
Genus: Perittopus
Species:
P. crinalis
Binomial name
Perittopus crinalis
Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013[1]

Taxonomy

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The specific epithet crinalis refers to the dense hairs on the abdominal margins of female specimens. The species was placed to the "eastern species group" of genus Perittopus by its authors, and appears closely related to Perittopus breddini.[2]

Description

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Wingless specimens of both sexes are light reddish, with females larger than males at respectively 3.2 mm and 2.9 mm body length. Winged (macropterous) specimens are so far unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Perittopus crinalis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Ye, Zhen; Chen, Pingping; Bu, Wenjun (17 February 2013). "Contribution to the knowledge on the Oriental genus Perittopus Fieber, 1861 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) with descriptions of four new species from China and Thailand". Zootaxa. 3616 (1): 34–35, 47. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3616.1.3. PMID 24758790.