Aenictopecheidae
Aenictocoris powelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Superfamily: Enicocephaloidea
Family: Aenictopecheidae
Usinger, 1932

Aenictopecheidae is a rare family of insects occurring worldwide but containing only a few species, including a single American species, Boreostolus americanus. This species lives under large, flat stones and sandy substrates along mountain streams in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. It is 5 mm long and occurs in both the macropterous and brachypterous condition. It is assumed to be predaceous.[1]

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  1. ^ Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 288. Brooks/Cole, 2005.
  2. ^ Luo, J.; Xie, Q. (2022). "A new Aenictopecheidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Insecta: Hemiptera)". Cretaceous Research. 138: Article 105270. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105270. S2CID 249581534.


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