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Leptoglossus

Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus occidentalis MHNT Profil.jpg
Leptoglossus occidentalis
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Leptoglossus gonagra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Coreidae
Subfamily: Coreinae
Tribe: Anisoscelini
Genus: Leptoglossus
Guérin-Méneville, 1831
Species

61 described species and one described subspecies (see text)


61 described species and one described subspecies (see text)

Leptoglossus is a genus of true bugs in the leaf-footed bug family. Several species are economic pests of agricultural crops. Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia. Several species are of economic importance, and one species, L. chilensis, has been reported to bite humans.

Current list of described species and subspecies include:



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