Aspidobothrys Reuter

Ferreira, Paulo Sergio Fiuza & Henry, Thomas J., 2011, Synopsis and keys to the tribes, genera, and species of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Minas Gerais, Brazil Part I: Bryocorinae, Zootaxa 2920, pp. 1-41 : 13

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.277915
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5098742
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scientific name	Aspidobothrys Reuter
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Genus Aspidobothrys Reuter View in CoL

Aspidobothrys Reuter, 1907: 33 View in CoL . Type species: Eccritotarsus dimidiatus Stål, 1860 View in CoL . Original designation. Aspidobothrus: Bergroth, 1922: 16 (unnecessary emendation).

Diagnosis. Body oval and shinning. Head vertical, triangular, strongly transverse, obtusely round between antennae; clypeus vertical, compressed and strongly projecting at base of the antennae; front flat and smooth; eyes small, with posterior margin straight; antennal segment I slender on basal 1/3, thicker than the other segments, and nearly reaching the apex of the clypeus; rostrum usually very thick, short, reaching the anterior coxae. Pronotum with large collarlike anterior margin; calli long and oblique, somewhat convex; disc smooth or slightly punctate.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Miridae