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Eubule Spartocerana
''Eubule spartocerana'' is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in South America. References * Brailovsky, H. (1992). "El género Eubule con descripción de cuatro especies y algunos registros nuevos (Hemiptera - Heteroptera - Coreidae - Spartocerini)". ''Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Serie Zoología'', vol. 63, no. 2, 201–213. * Packauskas, Richard (2010). "Catalog of the Coreidae, or Leaf-Footed Bugs, of the New World". ''Fort Hays Studies, Fourth Series'', no. 5, 270. * Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). ''Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States''. Brill Academic Publishers. Further reading * Spartocerini Hemiptera of South America {{Coreidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coreidae
Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives from the Ancient Greek () meaning bedbug. As a family, the Coreidae are cosmopolitan, but most of the species are tropical or subtropical. Common names and significance The common names of the Coreidae vary regionally. Leaf-footed bug refers to leaf-like expansions on the legs of some species, generally on the hind tibiae. In North America, the pest status of species such as ''Anasa tristis'' on squash plants and other cucurbits gave rise to the name squash bugs. The Coreidae are called twig-wilters or tip-wilters in parts of Africa and Australia because many species feed on young twigs, injecting enzymes that macerate the tissues of the growing tips and cause them to wilt abruptly. Morphology and appearance The Coreidae commonly are oval-shaped, with antennae composed of four segments, numerous veins in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spartocerini
Spartocerini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 6 genera and at least 60 described species in Spartocerini. Genera * '' Euagona'' Dallas, 1852 * '' Eubule'' Stål, 1867 * ''Menenotus'' Laporte, 1832 * '' Molchina'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 * ''Sephina'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * ''Spartocera ''Spartocera'' is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Spartocera''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Spartocera'': * ''Spartocera alternata'' Dallas, 1852 * ''Spartocera b ...'' Laporte, 1832 References * Packauskas, Richard (2010). "Catalog of the Coreidae, or Leaf-Footed Bugs, of the New World". ''Fort Hays Studies, Fourth Series'', no. 5, 270. * Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). ''Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States''. Brill Academic Publishers. Further reading * Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |