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''Leptocoris'' is the largest genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. The 41 species of this genus are distributed throughout Africa, South Asia, and Oceania and are thought to have originated in Africa, where the greatest diversity of ''Leptocoris'' species are found.〔Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1983): General-Katalog der Familie Rhopalidae (Heteroptera). Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 59, 37-189.〕〔Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1980): Revision der afrikanischen Arten sowie Bemerkungen zu weiteren Arten der Gattungen Leptocoris Hahn, 1833, und Boisea Kirkaldy, 1910. Dtsch. ent. Z., N.F. 27, 103-148.〕 Members of this genus are large-bodied and have short, wide pronota; they are similar in appearance to the New World genus ''Jadera'' (of which there is no range overlap). ''Leptocoris'' species can be easily distinguished from the small, slender ''Boisea'' (of which there is substantial range overlap). The Australian ''Leptocoris tagalicus'' has been studied for its ability to rapidly adapt to invasive hosts (e.g. balloon vine) and is seen as a possible means of biocontrol for environmental weeds.〔Carroll, S.P., Loye, J.E., Dingle, H, et al. (2005): Ecology of Leptocoris Hahn (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) soapberry bugs in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 44, 344.〕〔Carroll, S.P., Loye, J.E., Dingle, H., et al. (2005): And the beak shall inherit - evolution in response to invasion. Ecology Letters, 8, 944-951.〕 The southeast Asian species ''Leptocoris vicinus'' is common in urban settings, although it is frequently misidentified as ''Leptocoris augur''. == Species == *''Leptocoris abdominalis'' *''Leptocoris aethiops'' *''Leptocoris affinis'' *''Leptocoris albisoleatus'' *''Leptocoris amictus'' *''Leptocoris augur'' *''Leptocoris bahram'' *''Leptocoris capitis'' *''Leptocoris chevreuxi'' *''Leptocoris cinnamomensis'' *''Leptocoris corniculatus'' *''Leptocoris coxalis'' *''Leptocoris dispar'' *''Leptocoris fuscus'' *''Leptocoris griseiventris'' *''Leptocoris hexophthalmus'' *''Leptocoris insularis'' *''Leptocoris intermedia'' *''Leptocoris isolatus'' *''Leptocoris lanuginosa'' *''Leptocoris lata'' *''Leptocoris longiusculus'' *''Leptocoris marquesensis'' *''Leptocoris minusculus'' *''Leptocoris mitellatus'' *''Leptocoris mutilatus'' *''Leptocoris nigrofasciatus'' *''Leptocoris obscura'' *''Leptocoris paramictus'' *''Leptocoris pectoralis'' *''Leptocoris productus'' *''Leptocoris rufomarginatus'' *''Leptocoris seidenstueckeri'' *''Leptocoris stehliki'' *''Leptocoris subrufescens'' *''Leptocoris tagalicus'' *''Leptocoris teyrovskyi'' *''Leptocoris toricollis'' *''Leptocoris ursulae'' *''Leptocoris verticalis'' *''Leptocoris vicinus'' *''Leptocoris wagneri'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leptocoris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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