Leptocoris paramictus (Göllner-Scheiding 1980)
L. paramictus specimen, Berlin Museum.
Range: East Central Africa
Physical description: About 12 to 16 mm in length. Blackish brown dorsal side with dark membrane. Head is black with distinguishing red sides. Scutellum forms a long triangle and is brown or red with a yellow tip. Ventral side is yellow. Appendages are brownish black.
May resemble: L. amictus amictus (lacks red color on sides of head)
Distribution
Leptocoris paramictus has been found in Mozambique but the exact location of where it was collected are not known.
Red markers = locations of collection sites
Blue region(s) of land = inferred range
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.