Leptoglossus clypealis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Tribe: | Anisoscelini |
Genus: | Leptoglossus |
Species: | L. clypealis
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Binomial name | |
Leptoglossus clypealis Heidemann, 1910
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Leptoglossus clypealis, the western leaf-footed bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] In the 1980s, Hasan Bolkan discovered that the leaf-footed bug was a cause of lesions on commercially produced pistachio crops.[5]
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Western leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus clypealis
References[]
- ^ a b "Leptoglossus clypealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Leptoglossus clypealis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Leptoglossus clypealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Leptoglossus clypealis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Bolkan, H. A.; Ogawa, J. M.; Rice, R. E.; Bostock, R. M.; Crane, J. C. (1984-10-01). "Leaffooted Bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Epicarp Lesion of Pistachio Fruits". Journal of Economic Entomology. 77 (5): 1163–1165. doi:10.1093/jee/77.5.1163. ISSN 1938-291X.
External links[]
Media related to Leptoglossus clypealis at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Insects described in 1910
- Anisoscelidini
- Hemiptera of North America
- Hemiptera of Central America
- Coreoidea stubs