Leaf-footed-bugs

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Acanthocerini
Acanthocerini leaf-footed bugs
Acanthocerini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs (family Coreidae) established by Bergroth in 1913. The tribe comprises at least 20 genera and 50 described species, with taxonomic diversity concentrated in South America. Members belong to the subfamily Coreinae and share the general morphology of coreid bugs, including the characteristic leaf-like expansions on the hind legs that give the family its common name.
Coreidae Coreinae leaf-footed-bugs South-America Hemiptera Heteroptera Pentatomomorpha
Althos
leaf-footed bugs
Althos is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, first described by Kirkaldy in 1904. The genus comprises more than 20 described species distributed primarily in South America. Members of this genus belong to the tribe Hypselonotini within the subfamily Coreinae.
Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs Hemiptera South-America Neotropical
Anisoscelini
leaf-footed bugs
Anisoscelini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs (family Coreidae) characterized by distinctive flattened, leaf-like expansions on the hind tibiae. The tribe comprises approximately 29 genera distributed primarily in the Americas, with greatest diversity in Neotropical regions. Some genera, notably Leptoglossus, have become invasive in Europe and eastern Asia. Members show specialized feeding associations, with some genera exhibiting apparent trophic preferences for Passiflora (passionflowers) and others for conifer species.
Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs Neotropical invasive-species Passiflora conifer-pests foliaceous-legs
Chelinideini
Chelinideini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, established by Blatchley in 1926. The tribe contains at least five described species. Members belong to the subfamily Coreinae and share the general morphology characteristic of this group of true bugs.
leaf-footed-bugs true-bugs Hemiptera Coreidae
Coreini
leaf-footed bugs
Coreini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, subfamily Coreinae. The tribe contains at least 20 genera and approximately 70 described species. Members are true bugs (Hemiptera) characterized by the expanded, leaf-like hind tibiae typical of Coreidae. Coreini represents one of the major lineages within the Coreinae, though specific diagnostic features distinguishing it from related tribes require detailed morphological examination.
Coreidae Coreinae Hemiptera Heteroptera leaf-footed-bugs true-bugs
Coriomeris
Coriomeris is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, established by Westwood in 1842. The genus comprises approximately 19 described species distributed across parts of Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus, and western Asia. Members of this genus are characterized by their association with the leaf-footed bug morphology typical of Coreidae.
leaf-footed-bugs Coreidae Heteroptera Hemiptera Westwood-1842
Madura
Madura is a genus of leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae) described by Stål in 1860. These true bugs belong to the subfamily Hydarinae and are found in the New World tropics and subtropics, with records from Mexico, the Caribbean, Panama, and Texas. The genus comprises multiple species of medium to large-sized heteropterans characterized by their expanded hind tibiae and leaf-like expansions on the hind legs typical of the family Coreidae.
Coreidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Hydarinae leaf-footed-bugs New-World tropical-insects
Merocoris
leaf-footed bugs
Merocoris is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, comprising approximately eight described species. Unlike typical leaf-footed bugs that possess flattened, leaf-like hind tibiae, members of this genus exhibit distinctive morphological modifications: notably curved hind tibiae and club-shaped (incrassate) hind femora. The genus has been documented across the Americas from North America through Central America to South America.
Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs Hemiptera grassland-insects thanatosis Meropachyinae
Meropachyinae
leaf-footed bugs
Meropachyinae is a subfamily of leaf-footed bugs within the family Coreidae, containing at least 50 described species across approximately 25-27 genera. The subfamily is distributed throughout the Americas, with records from North, Central, and South America. A documented case of thanatosis (death feigning) in Merocoris (Corynocoris) distinctus suggests anti-predator defense behaviors occur within this subfamily. The subfamily has undergone taxonomic revision regarding its spelling, with 'Meropachyinae' now accepted as correct over the former 'Meropachydinae'.
Hemiptera Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs thanatosis Neotropical defense-behavior
Mozena
leaf-footed bugs
Mozena is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, containing more than 30 described species. The genus was established by Amyot & Serville in 1843 and is placed in the tribe Nematopodini. Some species, such as M. obtusa, have been investigated as potential biocontrol agents for invasive Prosopis (mesquite) species. Members of this genus are found primarily in the Americas, with records from the southwestern United States through Mexico.
leaf-footed-bugs Coreidae Prosopis biocontrol Hemiptera
Narnia
Narnia is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, containing approximately seven described species. The genus was established by Carl Stål in 1862. Species in this genus are found in southwestern North America and Mexico, where they are associated with cacti and other desert vegetation. The genus name predates and is unrelated to C.S. Lewis's fictional world.
Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs cactus-associated desert-insects North-America Mexico
Nomotettix cristatus
crested pygmy grasshopper, crested grouse locust, northern crested grouse locust
Nomotettix cristatus is a small pygmy grasshopper in the family Tetrigidae, commonly known as the crested pygmy grasshopper or crested grouse locust. It is one of approximately 35 Nearctic species of Tetrigidae. The species exhibits three recognized subspecies with distinct geographic distributions across North America. Like other members of its family, it is characterized by an elongated pronotum that extends over the abdomen, a trait distinguishing pygmy grasshoppers from typical grasshoppers in Acrididae.
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Piezogaster
leaf-footed bugs
Piezogaster is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae, containing at least 30 described species distributed across the New World. Recent taxonomic revision has clarified species boundaries, resurrected P. alternatus from synonymy, and described two new species. Members of this genus are found from the southwestern United States through Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs Hemiptera Nematopodini New-World taxonomic-revision
Pseudophloeinae
leaf-footed bugs
Pseudophloeinae is a subfamily of leaf-footed bugs (family Coreidae) containing at least 100 described species across approximately 20 genera. The subfamily is divided into two tribes: Clavigrallini (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia) and Pseudophloeini (worldwide). Members are phytophagous true bugs with diverse morphologies. The subfamily has been subject to recent taxonomic revision, including work on the genus Vilga in the Neotropics.
Coreidae Hemiptera Heteroptera leaf-footed-bugs phytophagous
Zicca
Zicca is a genus of leaf-footed bugs (family Coreidae) established by Amyot & Serville in 1843. The genus comprises approximately 19 described species distributed primarily in South America. These true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) belong to the tribe Hypselonotini within the subfamily Coreinae. Like other coreids, members of this genus are characterized by their enlarged, leaf-like expansions on the hind legs.
Coreidae leaf-footed-bugs South-America Hemiptera