Closterocoris

Closterocoris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae.

Closterocoris
Temporal range: 33.9โ€“0 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Tribe: Herdoniini
Genus: Closterocoris
Uhler, 1890[1]

There are two described species in Closterocoris. Closterocoris elegans is an extinct species found in the Eocene Florissant Formation of Colorado. Closterocoris amoenus, extant, is found along the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, Mexico.[2]

References
  1. Observations on North American Capsidae, with descriptions of new species. PR Uhler, 1890
  2. "Closterocoris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-12.


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