Leptoglossus clypealis

Leptoglossus clypealis, the western leaf-footed bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] In the 1980s, Hasan Bolkan discovered that the leaf-footed bug was a cause of lesions on commercially produced pistachio crops.[5]

Western leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus clypealis

Leptoglossus clypealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Tribe: Anisoscelini
Genus: Leptoglossus
Species:
L. clypealis
Binomial name
Leptoglossus clypealis
Heidemann, 1910

References

  1. "Leptoglossus clypealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. "Leptoglossus clypealis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. "Leptoglossus clypealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. "Leptoglossus clypealis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. Bolkan, H. A.; Ogawa, J. M.; Rice, R. E.; Bostock, R. M.; Crane, J. C. (1984-10-01). "Leaffooted Bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Epicarp Lesion of Pistachio Fruits". Journal of Economic Entomology. 77 (5): 1163–1165. doi:10.1093/jee/77.5.1163. ISSN 1938-291X.


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