Leptoglossus

Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Leptoglossus gonagra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Tribe: Anisoscelini
Genus: Leptoglossus
Guérin-Méneville, 1831
Species

61 described species and one described subspecies (see text)

Synonyms
  • Fabrictilis Osuna, 1984
  • Haeckelia Kirkaldy, 1904
  • Hypselonotus Hahn, 1826
  • Microphyllia Stål, 1870
  • Nannophyllia Bergroth, 1913
  • Stalifera Osuna, 1984
  • Theognis Stål, 1862
  • Theonoe Philippi, 1865
  • Veneza Osuna, 1984

Leptoglossus[1] is a genus of true bugs in the leaf-footed bug family and the tribe Anisoscelini. Species are distributed throughout the Americas, with some records in eastern & southern Asia and Europe (mostly introductions).[2] Several species[example needed] are economic pests of agricultural crops.[3] Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia. Several species are of economic importance, and one species, L. chilensis, has been reported to bite humans.[4]

  1. ^ Guérin-Méneville (1831) Crustaces, Arachnides et Insectes. In: Duperrey LI, Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté "La Coquille", pendant les années 1822-1825. Zoologie 2(2): 12 pl., 9 figs.
  2. ^ Coreoidea Species File: genus Leptoglossus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 (retrieved 21 January 2020)
  3. ^ Schaefer, C. W. and A. R. Panizzi. 2000. Heteroptera of Economic Importance. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0695-7
  4. ^ Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2011. Primer registro de una picadura de Leptoglossus chilensis (Spinola, 1852) (Hemíptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) en un ser humano. Boletín de Biodiversidad de Chile 6: 22-25.