Leptocoris is the largest genus of bugs in the subfamily Serinethinae. Species in this genus are distributed throughout Africa, South Asia, and Oceania and are thought to have originated in Africa, where the greatest diversity of Leptocoris species are found.[1][2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Rhopalidae |
Subfamily: | Serinethinae |
Genus: | Leptocoris Hahn, 1833 |
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Description
editMembers of this genus are large-bodied and have short, wide pronota; they are similar in appearance to the New World genus Jadera (of which there is no range overlap). Leptocoris species can be easily distinguished from the small, slender Boisea (of which there is substantial range overlap). The Australian Leptocoris tagalicus has been studied for its ability to rapidly adapt to invasive hosts (e.g. balloon vine) and is seen as a possible means of biocontrol for environmental weeds.[3][4] The southeast Asian species Leptocoris vicinus is common in urban settings, although it is frequently misidentified as Leptocoris augur.
Gallery
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Leptocoris augur, Taiwan.
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Leptocoris dispar, Thailand.
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Leptocoris mitellatus, Australia.
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Leptocoris tagalicus, Australia.
Species
editThe Coreoidea Species File[5] lists:
- Leptocoris abdominalis (Fabricius, 1803)
- Leptocoris aethiops (Distant, 1901)
- Leptocoris affinis Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris albisoleata (Bergroth, 1912)
- Leptocoris amictus Germar, 1838
- Leptocoris augur (Fabricius, 1781)
- Leptocoris bahram Kirkaldy, 1899
- Leptocoris capitis (Hsiao, 1963)
- Leptocoris chevreuxi (Noualhier, 1893)
- Leptocoris cinnamonensis Izzard, 1960
- Leptocoris corniculatus (Stål, 1867)
- Leptocoris coxalis (Kirby, 1891)
- Leptocoris dispar (Hsiao, 1963)
- Leptocoris griseiventris (Westwood, 1842)
- Leptocoris hexophthalmus (Thunberg, 1784)
- Leptocoris insularis Kirkaldy, 1908
- Leptocoris intermedius (Distant, 1914)
- Leptocoris isolatus (Distant, 1914)
- Leptocoris lanuginosus (Lethierry, 1881)
- Leptocoris latus Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris longiusculus (Walker, 1872)
- Leptocoris marquesensis Cheesman, 1926
- Leptocoris minusculus Blöte, 1934
- Leptocoris mitellatus Bergroth, 1916
- Leptocoris mutilatus (Gerstaecker, 1873)
- Leptocoris nigrofasciatus (Distant, 1914)
- Leptocoris obscurus Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris paramictus Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris pectoralis Schouteden, 1948
- Leptocoris productus Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris rubrolineatus Barber, 1956
- Leptocoris rufomarginatus (Fabricius, 1794)
- Leptocoris seidenstueckeri Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris stehliki Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris subrufescens (Kirby, 1888)
- Leptocoris tagalicus Burmeister, 1834
- Leptocoris teyrovskyi Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
- Leptocoris toricollis (Bergroth, 1893)
- Leptocoris ursulae Perreira, Carroll & Loye, 2012
- Leptocoris verticalis Göllner-Scheiding, 1982
- Leptocoris vicinus (Dallas, 1852)
- Leptocoris wagneri Göllner-Scheiding, 1980
References
edit- ^ Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1983): General-Katalog der Familie Rhopalidae (Heteroptera). Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 59, 37-189.
- ^ Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1980): Revision der afrikanischen Arten sowie Bemerkungen zu weiteren Arten der Gattungen Leptocoris Hahn, 1833, und Boisea Kirkaldy, 1910. Dtsch. ent. Z., N.F. 27, 103-148.
- ^ Carroll, S.P., Loye, J.E., Dingle, H, et al. (2005): Ecology of Leptocoris Hahn (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) soapberry bugs in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 44, 344.
- ^ Carroll, S.P., Loye, J.E., Dingle, H., et al. (2005): And the beak shall inherit - evolution in response to invasion. Ecology Letters, 8, 944-951.
- ^ Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 10 January 2024)
External links
edit- Media related to Leptocoris at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Leptocoris at Wikispecies