Thestral | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pentatomidae |
Tribe: | Carpocorini |
Genus: |
Thestral Faúndez & Rider, 2014 |
Type species | |
Thestral incognitus Faúndez & Rider, 2014
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Thestral is a genus of shield bug found in central Chile. [1] As of 2018 [update], it is monospecific, just consisting its type species T. incognitus. [1]
The genus is named after the thestrals, a fictional horse-like creature from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The fictional animal has a skeletal body and is unable to be seen by the majority of people; Faúndez & Rider chose this name for the genus due to the bug's ivory coloring and scarcity of specimens. [1] [2]
Thestral | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Pentatomidae |
Tribe: | Carpocorini |
Genus: |
Thestral Faúndez & Rider, 2014 |
Type species | |
Thestral incognitus Faúndez & Rider, 2014
|
Thestral is a genus of shield bug found in central Chile. [1] As of 2018 [update], it is monospecific, just consisting its type species T. incognitus. [1]
The genus is named after the thestrals, a fictional horse-like creature from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The fictional animal has a skeletal body and is unable to be seen by the majority of people; Faúndez & Rider chose this name for the genus due to the bug's ivory coloring and scarcity of specimens. [1] [2]