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Tribe Chariesterini

Euphorbia Bug nymph - Chariesterus antennator

Leaf-footed Bugs - Chariesterus - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)

Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Subfamily Coreinae

Tribe Chariesterini

Explanation of Names

Chariesterini Stål 1868

Numbers

4 species in one genus in our area(1), 23 spp. in 4 genera total(2)

Identification

Hind tibiae simple, terete, or subcylindrical, not conspicuously dilated. Head not over 2/3rds length of pronotum and barely produced forward in front of the bases of the antennae. Hind femora not noticeably swollen in either sex, either unarmed beneath or with only 1-3 small teeth. Side of pronotum sometimes with teeth along the margin. Antenniferous tubercles prominent, the tylus and cheeks strongly deflexed. Third antennal segment dilated near apex. Form elongate and narrow.

Range

New World(2)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Livermore L.J.R., Lemaître V.A., Dolling W.R., Webb M.D. Coreoidea species file online. Version 5.0

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 21 January, 2016 - 12:10pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 6 December, 2020 - 9:50pm

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