Leptocorisa[1] is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about 17 described species in Leptocorisa, some of which are known as "rice bugs" or gundhi bugs (in India); they are found in south and east Asia and in Oceania.[2][3]
Leptocorisa | |
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Leptocorisa oratoria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Alydidae |
Subfamily: | Micrelytrinae |
Tribe: | Leptocorisini |
Genus: | Leptocorisa Latreille, 1829 |
Synonyms | |
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These 17 species belong to the genus Leptocorisa: