Peloridium
Genus of true bugs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of true bugs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peloridium is a genus of moss bugs from southern South America, with two known species.[1]
| Peloridium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Peloridiidae |
| Genus: | Peloridium Breddin, 1897 |
Peloridium hammoniorum was first described in 1897 by Gustav Breddin from a specimen found at Puerto Toro on Navarin Island in Tierra del Fuego.[2] A second species, Peloridium pomponorum, was described in 2014.[3][4]
Two species are recognised:[1]
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