Anisoscelidini

Anisoscelidini
Diactor bilineatus - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Coreoidea
Family: Coreidae
Tribe: Anisoscelidini
Laporte, 1832 [1]

Anisoscelidini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae.

Description

Anisoscelidini species are elongated with flattened tibia of the legs in the shape of a leaf. The antennae have the 2 and 3 segments flattened (Chondrocera sp.) or some species having the 2 and 3 segments terete, or cylindrical, slightly tapering at both ends, circular in cross section, and smooth-surfaced. The length of the first segment of the antennae is as long as the length of the anterior margin of the eye to the tarsus (Narnia sp.).[2]

Distribution

The tribe is almost all confined to the Western Hemisphere and only found in neotropical environments. Three genera are found north of Mexico, and all can be found in Florida.[2]

References

  1. "Anisoscelidini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Baranowski, Richard M.; James A. Slater (October 1986). Coreidae of Florida (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring lands 12. Florida Division of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. p. 14.

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