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Neoplea

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Neoplea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pleidae
Genus: Neoplea
Esaki & China, 1928
Neoplea striola

Neoplea is a genus of pygmy backswimmers in the family Pleidae that occur in North and South America.[1] There are at least 25 described species in Neoplea, with numerous undescribed species.[2][3]

Species

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These species belong to the genus Neoplea:[2][3]

References

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  1. "Neoplea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. 1 2 Sublett, Clayton A.; Cook, Jerry L. (2015). ""Morphology of the 1st gonapophysis in the genus Neoplea (Hemiptera: Neteroptera: Pleidae), including an evaluation of its taxonomic importance". Florida Entomologist. 98 (2): 704–713. doi:10.1653/024.098.0246.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Jerry L. (2026). "Neoplea Esaki and China (Hemiptera: Pleidae) of Mexico, with the description of eight new species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 127 (4): 657–698. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.127.4.657.