Anisoscelis
Genus of insects
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Anisoscelis is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. The genus Anisoscelis formerly includes some species that are now separated into the genus Bitta. In the genus Bitta, the leaf like broadening on the hind leg does not reach the distal tip of the tibia.[2][1][3][4][5] Bitta affinis has sometimes been called as the flag-footed bug, and Bitta alipes has been called the matador bug, although the name could apply to many others. Several species slowly move their hind legs alternating from left to right and it is believed that this helps them evade potential predators, since they perform the actions when faced with potential predators rather than with conspecifics.[6]
| Anisoscelis | |
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| Anisoscelis foliaceus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Subfamily: | Coreinae |
| Tribe: | Anisoscelini |
| Genus: | Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 |
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Species
The following species are included in the genus Anisoscelis:
| Species | Image |
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| Anisoscelis caeruleipennis Guérin-Méneville, 1838 | |
| Anisoscelis discolor Stål, 1854 | |
| Anisoscelis foliaceus Fabricius, 1803 | |
| Anisoscelis marginellus Dallas, 1852 | .jpg) |
| Anisoscelis scutellaris Stål, 1870 |  |
Nota bene: The species (affinis, alipes, gradadius, hymenipherus, luridus, and podalicus) were treated as a subgenus or genus Bitta[7] while one species (caeruleipennis) is a disputed member of the Anisoscelis genus.[8]
| Species | Image |
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| Bitta affinis (Westwood, 1840) |  |
| Bitta alipes (Guérin-Méneville, 1833) |  |
| Bitta podalica (Brailovsky & Mayorga, 1995) | .jpg) |
| Bitta lurida (Brailovsky, 2016) | .jpg) |
| Bitta hymeniphera (Westwood, 1840) | .jpg) |
| Bitta gradadius (Distant, 1881) |  |
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