Anoplocnemis curvipes
Appearance
Anoplocnemis curvipes | |
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mating; the female is on the left Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Genus: | Anoplocnemis |
Species: | A. curvipes
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Binomial name | |
Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781)
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Anoplocnemis curvipes is a species of sap-sucking insect in the genus Anoplocnemis. They are native to sub-saharan Africa where they are considered a major pest of many types of agricultural plants such as trees and shrubs, including legumes. This has earned them the name leaf-wilter.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Schabel, Hans (2006). Forest Entomology in East Africa. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 1402046553.