Leptoglossus
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Leptoglossus is a genus of true bugs
in the leaf-footed bug
family. Several species are economic pests of agricultural crops. Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia
.
Species include:
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs , comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others...
in the leaf-footed bug
Coreidae
Coreidae are a large family of predominantly herbivorous insects that belong in the hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. There are more than 1,800 species in over 250 genera. They vary in size from 7 to 45 mm, making the larger species some of the biggest heteropterans. The body shape of coreids...
family. Several species are economic pests of agricultural crops. Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia
Arthropod leg
The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments are of Latin origin, and may be confused with terms for bones: coxa , trochanter , femur, tibia, tarsus, ischium, metatarsus, carpus, dactylus ,...
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Species include:
- Leptoglossus ashmeadi
- Leptoglossus balteatus
- Leptoglossus brevirostris
- Leptoglossus chilensis
- Leptoglossus cinctus
- Leptoglossus concolor
- Leptoglossus crassicornus
- Leptoglossus dilaticollis
- Leptoglossus fasciatus
- Leptoglossus gonagra
- Leptoglossus impictus
- Leptoglossus katiae
- Leptoglossus lonchoides
- Leptoglossus occidentalisWestern conifer seed bugThe western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug in the family Coreidae...
- Leptoglossus oppositusLeptoglossus oppositusLeptoglossus oppositus is one of many species of leaf-footed bug. It looks very much like Leptoglossus fulvicornis but can be distinguished by the deeper scallops in the leaf-like feature of the hind tibia and the addition of three white spots across the hemelytra...
- Leptoglossus phyllopusLeptoglossus phyllopusLeptoglossus phyllopus or Florida leaf-footed bug is a species of leaf-footed bug in the same genus as the western conifer seed bug ....
- Leptoglossus zonatusLeptoglossus zonatusLeptoglossus zonatus is a species of leaf-footed bug, a type of true bug. It is found throughout much of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States...
- Leptoglossus fulvicornis
External links
- Gibson, E. H. (1917). Key to the species of Leptoglossus Guer. occurring north of Mexico (Heteroptera:Coreidae) Psyche 24: 69-72.