Xylastodoris
Xylastodoris, also known as the royal palm bug, is a genus of true bugs in the family Thaumastocoridae. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Xylastodoris luteolus. It occurs only on one palm species called Roystonea regia.[1]
| Xylastodoris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Thaumastocoridae |
| Genus: | Xylastodoris Barber, 1920 |
References
- Cassis, G.; Monteith, Geoff B.; Postle, Anthony (2023). "Hiding among the palms: the remarkable discovery of a new palm bug genus and species (Insecta: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae: Xylastodorinae) from remote Norfolk Island; systematics, natural history, palm specialism and biogeography". Invertebrate Systematics. 37 (10): 702–740. doi:10.1071/IS23040.
Further reading
- Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
- Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane; Wheeler, Ward C. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Cimicomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): a total-evidence analysis". Systematic Entomology. 34 (1): 15–48. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.498.8756. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00436.x. S2CID 85422423.
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