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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Leatherbugs (Coreoidea) » Leaf-footed Bugs (Coreidae) » Coreinae » Coreini » Centrocoris » Centrocoris variegatus

Species Centrocoris variegatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Coreid Leaf-footed Bug - Centrocoris variegatus Coreid Leaf-footed Bug - Centrocoris variegatus - male - female Mating Coreids - Centrocoris variegatus - male - female Shield bug - Centrocoris variegatus Shield bug - Centrocoris variegatus Assassin Bug of Some kind? - Centrocoris variegatus Squash or Spined Bug - Centrocoris variegatus
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 Coreini
Genus Centrocoris
Species variegatus (Centrocoris variegatus)
Explanation of Names
Centrocoris variegatus Kolenati 1845
Identification
The posterior lappet on the pronotum and spiny head differentiate this species from any other coreid bugs in our area(1)

See this iNat post for a good discussion of the characteristics separating C. volxemi from C. variegatus
Range
Native to the Mediterranean, adventive in the New World (first detected: May 2009); so far found only in CA (Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara & Sacramento counties)(1)
Works Cited
1.California plant pest & disease report, Vol. 25 (Jan 2008 through Dec 2009)
Gaimari S., O’Donnell M., eds. 2011. California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch. 108 pp.
Contributed by v belov on 20 March, 2009 - 4:43pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Phycus, KenW
Last updated 17 March, 2023 - 1:31pm

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