Leptocoris lanuginosa (Lethierry 1881)
L. lanuginsoa specimen, Berlin Museum.
Range: Central Africa
Physical description: Very large in size. Brownish yellow with black head, membrane, and scutellum (scutellum may be dark brown), and dark red eyes. Pronotum is brown. Hemelytra are dark brown with black veins and appear to have a yellow sheen due to their short yellow pilosity. Ventral side is light yellow. Appendages are black.
May resemble: L. amictus amictus (different color; lacks thick wooly pilosity, especially on chest)
Distribution
Leptocoris lanuginosa has been found in Ethiopia but the exact location of where it was collected is not known. Currently, we cannot infer a range for this species because we do not know what host plant it uses and have no recorded collection points.
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.
- 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.