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Perittopus breddini
Species of true bug From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perittopus breddini is an Indonesian species of riffle bug and the designated type species of genus Perittopus.[2][3]
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Distribution and habitat
Perittopus breddini is confined to Bali and Central and East Java,[1][4] where it is found on mountains at altitudes between 730 and 1550 m above sea level.[1]
In 2001, Perittopus specimens formerly identified as belonging to respectively P. breddini or P. vicarians in Malaysia, Thailand and China were described as a new species: P. asiaticus.[1][4]
Description
Females larger than males; winged ("macropterous") specimens larger than wingless ("apterous") specimens of the same sex.[1] Size ranges from 3.2 mm to 4.0 mm.[1] Wingless specimens resemble those of Perittopus crinalis, but can be separated in females by the shape of the black mark on the pronotum (heart-shaped on P. breddini and indistinct on P. crinalis) and in males by the genital characteristics.[2]
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References
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