Patapius Explained

Patapius is a genus of spiny-legged bugs in the family Leptopodidae. There are about seven described species in Patapius.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Patapius:

• Patapius africanus Drake & Hoberlandt, 1951
• Patapius angolensis Drake & Hoberlandt, 1951
• Patapius corticalis Linnavuori, 1974
• Patapius integerrimus Linnavuori, 1974
• Patapius sentus Drake & Hoberlandt, 1951
• Patapius spinosus (Rossi, 1790)
• Patapius thaiensis Cobben, 1968

Further reading

• Catalog and bibliography of Leptopodomorpha (Heteroptera). 1987. Schuh . Randall T.. Galil . Bella. Polhemus . John T.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 185. 243–406. 2246/970. free.
• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 1: Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha and Leptopodomorpha. 1995. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-90-71912-12-2.