Chondrocera laticornis

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Chondrocera laticornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Chondrocera
Species:
C. laticornis
Binomial name
Chondrocera laticornis
Laporte, 1832
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Synonyms
  • Petalotoma unicolorGeiurin, 1857

Chondrocera laticornis is a species of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. They can be found along the east coast of South Florida. They are characterized by the flattened leaf like tibia of its legs, the dilated and segmented 2 and 3 antennal segments. [1]

References

  1. Baranowski, Richard M.; James A. Slater (October 1986). Coreidae of Florida (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring lands. Vol. 12. Florida Division of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. p. 14.