Anisoscelis alipes | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Coreidae |
Tribe: | Anisoscelini |
Genus: | Anisoscelis |
Species: | A. alipes
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Binomial name | |
Anisoscelis alipes
Guérin-Méneville, 1833
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Anisoscelis alipes is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It has been observed in Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela., [2] and Mexico. [1] It was first described by French entomologist Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1833. Anisoscelis flavolineatus, previously considered a distinct species, is currently considered a synonym of A. alipes. [1]
The large colourful flags on the legs are not used in reproductive competition, but appears to have an aposematic anti-predator function with birds. [3]