Leptocoris obscura (Göllner-Scheiding 1980)
Leptocoris obscura adult. Dried specimen from London Museum.
Range: Mountains of central East Africa
Physical description: Medium in size, slender. Dark brown and black dorsal side with red eyes and ocelli. Pronotum has slightly curved sides and rounded posterior corners. Ventral side is orange. Appendages are dark.
Distribution
Leptocoris obscura has been found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Currently we cannot infer a range for this species because we do not know what host plant it uses and have only one recorded collection point.
Red markers = locations of collection sites
3/4 inch = 1000 miles
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References
- 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. (English translation)
- Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1983): General-Katalog der Familie Rhopalidae (Heteroptera). Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 59, 37-189.