''Curalium'' is a genus of
true bug
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , ...
that is the sole member of the
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three ...
family Curaliidae. ''Curalium'' contains a single species, ''Curalium cronini''.
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Specimens of ''Curalium cronini'' have been found in northern Florida and Louisiana, in the southeast United States, from 1997 to 2007. Its physical and genetic characteristics are sufficiently different from related species to merit its placement into a new genus, ''Curalium'', and a new family, Curaliidae.][
The males of ''Curalium cronini'' are very small bugs, about 1.5 mm in length, with a red body. No females are known to have been discovered.][
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References
Cimicomorpha genera
Monotypic Hemiptera genera
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