Leptoglossus clypealis
(Western Leaf-Footed Bug)
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Class: Insecta
- Insects
- Order: Hemiptera
- True Bugs
- Family: Coreoidea
- Subfamily: Vespinae
- Genus: Leptoglossus
- yellow jackets
- Specific name: clypealis Heidemann, 1910
- Scientific name:
Leptoglossus clypealis Heidemann, 1910
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Physical Description
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Distribution
Similar Species
Members of the genus Leptoglossus:
There are approximately 20 species and subspecies in this genus: L. ashmeadi ·
L. australis ·
L. brevirostris ·
L. cinctus ·
L. clypealis (Western Leaf-Footed Bug) ·
L. concolor ·
L. corculus (Leaf-Footed Pine Seed Bug) ·
L. dilaticollis ·
L. fulvicornis ·
L. gonagra ·
L. humeralis ·
L. membranaceus ·
L. nigorpearlei ·
L. occidentalis (Western Conifer-Seed Bug) ·
L. oppositus (Leaf-Footed Bug) ·
L. phyllopus (Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug) ·
L. sp8 ·
L. subauratus ·
L. tetranotata ·
L. zonatus
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
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Last Revised: May 10, 2008