- Leptocoris subrufescens subrufescens (Kirby 1888)
- Leptocoris subrufescens flava (Göllner-Scheiding 1980)
- Distribution
- References
Leptocoris subrufescens subrufescens (Kirby 1888)
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
Red markers = locations of collection sites
Blue region(s) of land = inferred range
3/4 inch = 2000 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.
- Gross, G.F. (1960): A revision of the genus Leptocoris Hahn (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Rhopalinae) from the Indo-Pacific and Australian regions. Records of the Australian Museum 13, 403-451.