Mictis tenebrosa (Heteroptera: Coreidae) is a species of hemipteran bug found in East and South East Asia. It can also be found in parts of southern Africa.[1] In China both the nymphs and adults are known to be edible.[2]
Mictis tenebrosa | |
---|---|
![]() | |
M. tenebrosa from Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Subfamily: | Coreinae |
Tribe: | Mictini |
Genus: | Mictis |
Species: | M. tenebrosa
|
Binomial name | |
Mictis tenebrosa (Fabricius, 1787)
|
Description
editThe species' colour is brown with very large hind legs.
References
edit- ^ "Mictis tenebrosa". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ Chen, Xiaoming; Feng, Ying; Chen, Zhiyong (2009). "Common edible insects and their utilization in China". Entomological Research. 39 (5): 299–303. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00237.x. ISSN 1748-5967.