Lampromicra

Lampromicra is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae.[1] They are commonly referred to as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs.

Lampromicra
Lampromicra senator Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Scutelleridae
Genus:	Lampromicra Stål, 1873

Distribution

Lampromicra have been recorded in parts of Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia), Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Moluccas, Solomon Islands.[2][3]

Species

• Lampromicra aerea (Distant, 1892)[3]
• Lampromicra balteata (Walker, 1867)
• Lampromicra cuprina (Stål, 1873)
• Lampromicra distinguenda (Walker, 1868)
• Lampromicra ditissima (Vollenhoven, 1863)
• Lampromicra dohertyi (Distant, 1903)
• Lampromicra elegans (Montrouzier, 1861)
• Lampromicra erythrina (Walker, 1867)
• Lampromicra fastuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)
• Lampromicra femorata (Walker, 1867)
• Lampromicra festiva (Germar, 1839)
• Lampromicra fulgurans (Stål, 1873)
• Lampromicra geniculata (Stål, 1871)
• Lampromicra insignis (Schouteden, 1904)
• Lampromicra jactator (Stål, 1854)
• Lampromicra leucocyanea (Montrouzier, 1855)
• Lampromicra regia (Bergroth, 1895)
• Lampromicra senator (Fabricius, 1803)
• Lampromicra subapicalis (Walker, 1867)
• Lampromicra vulcanica (Le Guillou, 1841)
• Lampromicra woodfordi (Distant, 1899)

References

1. Atlas of Living Australia
2. Cassis, G., & Vanags, L. (2006). "Jewel bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)" (PDF). Denisia. 19: 275–398.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
3. Kirkaldy, George Willis (1909). Catalogue of the Hemiptera (Heteroptera) with biological and anatomical references, lists of foodplants and parasites, etc. prefaced by a discussion on nomenclature, and an analytical table of families,. Berlin: F.L. Dames. p. 299.