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- This page contains pictures and information about the Scentless Plantbugs
in Family Rhopalidae that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Scentless Plantbugs in Family Rhopalidae are closely related with Coreidae
but lacking well-developed scent glands.
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- We found two Leptocoris sp. in this family. From the reference
information, bugs in genus Leptocoris are seed predators of plants in
family Sapindaceae. They are also known as Soapberry Bugs.
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- Red Eyes Bug
 - Leptocoris tagalicus, nymph, adult body length 15mm
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The bug has bright red eyes and red abdomen. Its thorax and front wing
covers are reddish-brown in colour. Its legs and antenna are all on black. This bug is common in Brisbane
gardens and backyards. They feed on the plant seeds. Please visit this page
for more information.
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- Ground Red Eyes Bug
 - Leptocoris mitellata, nymph, adult body length 15mm
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The bug has bright red eyes and red abdomen. Its thorax and front wing
covers are reddish-brown in colour. Its legs and antenna are all on black.
This bug feeds on ripe seeds that fallen on ground. They run fast with their long
legs. Please check this page for more
pictures and information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 504.
- 2. Plant bugs, Prime Facts - by Dr Murray Fletcher, 2007, www.dpi.gov.au
- 3. RHOPALIDAE
Scentless Plant Bugs - Save
Our Waterways Now, 2008.
- 4. Family RHOPALIDAE - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study.
- 5. Ecology of
Leptocoris Hahn (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) soapberry bugs -
Carroll Scott P, Loye Jenella E, Dingle Hugh, Mathieson Michael, Zalucki
Myron P, Australian Journal of Entomology, 44. 344-353, 2005.
- 6.
Studies
on the biology, immature stages, and relative growth of some Australian bugs
of the superfamily Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) - Kumar, R.
1966, Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 895-991 [908].
- 7. Soapberry Bug's photostream flickr - About Soapberry Bug / Scott Carroll.
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