Perittopus falciformis

Perittopus falciformis is a species of riffle bug from China, first described in 2013 by Zhen Ye, Pingping Chen and Wenjun Bu,^[1] based on apterous specimens collected in Yunnan Province at an altitude of 1500 m.^[2] Winged specimens of either sex are thus far unknown.^[2]

Perittopus falciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Veliidae
Genus:	Perittopus
Species:	P. falciformis
Binomial name
Perittopus falciformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2013

Taxonomy

Based on male genital characteristics, Perittopus falciformis can be placed to the "western species group" in Perittopus,^[3] and appears closely related to Perittopus zhengi^[2] and Perittopus laosensis.^[3]