Merocoris
Appearance
	
	
| Merocoris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Hemiptera | 
| Suborder: | Heteroptera | 
| Family: | Coreidae | 
| Tribe: | Merocorini | 
| Genus: | Merocoris Perty, 1833  | 
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Merocoris is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about eight described species in the genus Merocoris.[1][2][3][4]
Species
[edit]These eight species belong to the genus Merocoris:
- Merocoris bergi Mayr, 1879
 - Merocoris curtatus Mcatee, 1919
 - Merocoris distinctus Dallas, 1852
 - Merocoris elevatus (Spinola, 1837)
 - Merocoris lugubris Perty, 1833
 - Merocoris tristis Perty, 1833
 - Merocoris tumulus Brailovsky & Barrera, 2009
 - Merocoris typhaeus (Fabricius, 1798)
 
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Merocoris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
 - ^ "Merocoris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
 - ^ "Merocoris Genus Information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
 - ^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2018). "Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-01.
 
Further reading
[edit]- Packauskas, Richard (2013). "Catalog of the Coreidae, or Leaf-Footed Bugs, of the New World". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 5. doi:10.1603/RAN12001.