Lampromicra is a genus of true bugs in the family Scutelleridae.[1] As with other genera in this family, they may be referred-to as "jewel bugs" or "metallic shield bugs".

Lampromicra
Lampromicra senator Queensland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Scutelleridae
Subfamily: Scutellerinae
Tribe: Scutellerini
Genus: Lampromicra
Stål, 1873
Synonyms
  • Philia Schiødte, 1842
  • Schioedtia Kirkaldy, 1905
  • Schiödtia Kirkaldy, 1905

Distribution

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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

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The following species are recognised in the genus Lampromicra:[4]

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