Anisoscelis Explained

Anisoscelis is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Anisoscelis.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Anisoscelis:

• Anisoscelis affinis Westwood, 1840 (flag-footed bug)
• Anisoscelis alipes Guérin-Méneville, 1833
• Anisoscelis caeruleipennis Guérin-Méneville, 1838
• Anisoscelis discolor Stål, 1854
• Anisoscelis foliaceus Fabricius, 1803
• Anisoscelis gradadius Distant, 1881
• Anisoscelis hymenipherus Westwood, 1840
• Anisoscelis luridus Brailovsky, 2016
• Anisoscelis marginellus Dallas, 1852
• Anisoscelis podalicus Brailovsky & Mayorga, 1995
• Anisoscelis scutellaris Stål, 1870

6 of these species (affinis, alipes, gradadius, hymenipherus, luridus, and podalicus) are part of subgenus Bitta^[1] while one species (caeruleipennis) is a disputed member of the Anisoscelis genus.^[2]

Further reading

• Book: Catalog of the Coreidae, or Leaf-Footed Bugs, of the New World. 2010. Packauskas . Richard. Fort Hays Studies Series. 71. 978-0-615-23109-9.

Notes and References

1. Brailovsky. Harry. 2016-07-27. The genus Anisoscelis Latreille (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini): new species, taxonomical arrangements, distributional records and key. Zootaxa. 4144. 2. 195–210. 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.3. 27470848 . 1175-5334.
2. Web site: Coreoidea Species File. 2020-11-14. coreoidea.speciesfile.org.