Pleidae

insect family

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characteristics

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    In heteropteran: Annotated classification

    Family Pleidae Very small, stout, convex above; scutellum large, exposed; hindwings reduced or absent; head and pronotum partially or wholly fused; inhabit fresh waters; about 20 species; in all zoogeographic regions. Family Helotrephidae Like Pleidae; about 15 species; only in Asia, Africa, and South America. Family…

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