Leptocoris teyrovskyi (Göllner-Scheiding 1980)
Range: Uganda, Central Africa
Host: Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Showy Balloonvine or Showy Heartseed)
Physical description: About 8 to 12 mm in length. Often brachypterous. Dorsal side is brown or reddish brown and head is dark brown to black. Pronotum is short and posteriorly broad with a center line that runs through it. Scutellum is dark and broad with a light tip. Hemelytra have dark brown lateral borders. Ventral side is similarly colored to dorsal side except for dark head. Appendages are dark brown.
May resemble: L. stehliki (dorsal side is red or reddish orange instead of brown)
Distribution
Red markers = locations of collection sites
Blue region(s) of land = inferred range
3/4 inch = 1000 miles
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References
- Carrol SP, Loye JE, Dingle H, et al. (2005) Ecology of Leptocoris Hahn (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) soapberry bugs in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 44, 344-353.
- 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.