Anisoscelis luridus

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Anisoscelis luridus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Tribe: Anisoscelini
Genus: Anisoscelis
Species:
A. luridus
Binomial name
Anisoscelis luridus
Brailovsky, 2016

Anisoscelis luridus is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It was first described by Harry Brailovsky in 2016 and it has been recorded in Texas, Mexico, Central and South America. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Anisoscelis luridus Brailovsky, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.3. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   27470848.