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Leptocoris subrufescens

Leptocoris subrufescens subrufescens (Kirby 1888)

Leptocoris subrufescens
L. subrufescens specimen, Berlin Museum.

Range: Endemic to Christmas Islands
Physical description: About 11 to 16 mm in length. Brown dorsum with red eyes and ocelli. Ventral side is pale brownish yellow with some dark areas above coxae. Appendages are brown.

Leptocoris subrufescens flava (Göllner-Scheiding 1980)

Range: Endemic to Caroline Islands
Physical description: About 11 to 16 mm in length. Yellowish ochre dorsum; clavus is brown and membrane is dark brown.

Distribution

Estimated L. subrufescens distribution

Red markers = locations of collection sites
Blue region(s) of land = inferred range
3/4 inch = 2000 miles
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