Leptocoris

Leptocoris is the largest genus of bugs in the subfamily Serinethinae. Species in 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.

Description
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. The southeast Asian species Leptocoris vicinus is common in urban settings, although it is frequently misidentified as Leptocoris augur.

Species
The Coreoidea Species File lists:


 * 1) Leptocoris abdominalis
 * 2) Leptocoris aethiops
 * 3) Leptocoris affinis
 * 4) Leptocoris albisoleata
 * 5) Leptocoris amictus
 * 6) Leptocoris augur
 * 7) Leptocoris bahram
 * 8) Leptocoris capitis
 * 9) Leptocoris chevreuxi
 * 10) Leptocoris cinnamonensis
 * 11) Leptocoris corniculatus
 * 12) Leptocoris coxalis
 * 13) Leptocoris dispar
 * 14) Leptocoris griseiventris
 * 15) Leptocoris hexophthalmus
 * 16) Leptocoris insularis
 * 17) Leptocoris intermedius
 * 18) Leptocoris isolatus
 * 19) Leptocoris lanuginosus
 * 20) Leptocoris latus
 * 21) Leptocoris longiusculus
 * 22) Leptocoris marquesensis
 * 23) Leptocoris minusculus
 * 24) Leptocoris mitellatus
 * 25) Leptocoris mutilatus
 * 26) Leptocoris nigrofasciatus
 * 27) Leptocoris obscurus
 * 28) Leptocoris paramictus
 * 29) Leptocoris pectoralis
 * 30) Leptocoris productus
 * 31) Leptocoris rubrolineatus
 * 32) Leptocoris rufomarginatus
 * 33) Leptocoris seidenstueckeri
 * 34) Leptocoris stehliki
 * 35) Leptocoris subrufescens
 * 36) Leptocoris tagalicus
 * 37) Leptocoris teyrovskyi
 * 38) Leptocoris toricollis
 * 39) Leptocoris ursulae
 * 40) Leptocoris verticalis
 * 41) Leptocoris vicinus
 * 42) Leptocoris wagneri