Specimen image via iDigBio · BY-NC
Leptocoris
Sign in to saveLeptocoris 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. Several species are known as soapberry bugs in Australia, notably Leptocoris mitellatus.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Leptocoris is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and arthropod.
It sits within the topics Hemiptera of Africa, Hemiptera of Asia and Pentatomomorpha genera.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 364
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Rhopalidae
- Collections
- IFIT-CP, TTU, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM), INHS, CU, SAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada, South Africa, Uganda
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Gallery
- Species
- References
- External links
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. Several species are known as soapberry bugs in Australia, notably Leptocoris mitellatus.
==Description== Members 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. The southeast Asian species Leptocoris vicinus is common in urban settings, although it is frequently misidentified as Leptocoris augur.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leptocoris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.