Micrelytra

Micrelytra
Micrelytra fossularum. Lateral view
Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Micrelytrinae
Tribe: Micrelytrini
Genus: Micrelytra
Laporte, 1833
Species:
M. fossularum
Binomial name
Micrelytra fossularum
(Rossi, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Cimex fossularum Rossi, 1790
  • Gerris fossularum Fab. 1798)
  • Hydrometra fossularum Fab. 1803)
  • Alydus apterus L. 1827
  • Actorus fossularum Burm. 1835

Micrelytra fossularum is a species of European bugs belonging to the family Alydidae and type genus of the tribe Micrelytrini. It is the only representative of the monotypic genus Micrelytra.