Leptopodidae is a family of spiny-legged bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 40 described species in Leptopodidae.[1][2][3]

Leptopodidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Leptopus marmoratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Leptopodomorpha
Family: Leptopodidae
Brullé, 1836

Genera

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These 15 genera belong to the family Leptopodidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Leptopodidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. ^ "Leptopodidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.

Further reading

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  • Schuh, Randall T.; Galil, Bella; Polhemus, John T. (1987). "Catalog and bibliography of Leptopodomorpha (Heteroptera)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 185: 243–406. hdl:2246/970.
  • Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian, eds. (1995). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-12-2.
  • Bantock, T.; Botting, J. (2013). "British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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