The western conifer seed bug, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains but has in recent times expanded its range to eastern North America, to include Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and has become an accidental introduced species in parts of Europe and Argentina.
Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bedbug.
Stigmatomycosis is a fungal disease that occurs in a number of crops, such as cotton, soybean, pecan, pomegranate, citrus, and pistachio. It has been reported on pistachio in Greece, Iran, Russia, and is frequently a problem in California pistachio orchards severely infested by hemipteran insects. In a 1989 survey in California, fruit with stigmatomycosis were found in 90% of samples collected from late June to mid-September and from all growing areas.
The term seed bug can refer to several different Hemiptera in the infraorder Pentatomomorpha.
Leptoglossus is a genus of true bugs in the leaf-footed bug family and the tribe Anisoscelini. Species are distributed throughout the Americas, with some records in eastern & southern Asia and Europe. Several species are economic pests of agricultural crops. Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia. Several species are of economic importance, and one species, L. chilensis, has been reported to bite humans.
Leptoglossus oppositus a species of leaf-footed bug found in North America. It resembles Leptoglossus fulvicornis but can be distinguished by the deeper scallops in the leaf-like feature of the hind tibia and the addition of three white spots across the hemelytra. This species is widely dispersed from New York to Florida and as far west as Iowa and Minnesota, as well as the southwest regions of the United States into Mexico.
Anisoscelini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. It was formerly spelled Anisoscelidini, but the tribal name spelling was incorrectly formed.
Anasa scorbutica is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Leptoglossus brevirostris is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leptoglossus concolor is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Leptoglossus ashmeadi is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Leptoglossus corculus, the leaf-footed pine seed bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Savius is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about nine described species in Savius.
Narnia femorata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Acanthocephala thomasi, the giant agave bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ceraleptus pacificus is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Sethenira is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are about five described species in Sethenira.
Mozena obesa is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America.
Leptoglossus clypealis, the western leaf-footed bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America. In the 1980s, Hasan Bolkan discovered that the leaf-footed bug was a cause of lesions on commercially produced pistachio crops.
Leptoglossus gonagra, known as the passionvine bug, citron bug or squash bug in different parts of its range, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America, Southern Asia, the Pacific Ocean and Oceania.
