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Phatnoma biordinatum Froeschner, 1976

Phytophagous; transition zone, under bark; January-February.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Tingoidea

Family
Tingidae

Genus
Phatnoma

Species
biordinatum

Taxon category: Accepted

Both brachypterous and macropterous individuals are known. Previously known only from holotype.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phatnoma biordinatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11189. Accessed 2 November 2026.