''Anisoscelis affinis'', the flag-footed bug, is a species of
leaf-footed bug in the family
Coreidae. It is found in Central America and Mexico.
[ It was first described by English entomologist ]John O. Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologist ...
in 1840 as an insect found in Mexico, with no additional location information.' In '' Introduction to Entomology'', part of ''The Naturalist's Library'' by James Duncan, the species is described as similar, but distinct from, '' Anisoscelis hymenipherus,'' and native to Mexico: "A third species, undescribed, closely allied to the latter, but smaller, with the thorax and hemelytra entirely fulvous red, and the legs entirely pale ochreous, is contained in the collection of the Jardin des Plantes, and to which the specific name of ''affinis'' may be applied."
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Insects described in 1840
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