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FAMILY COREIDAE: LEAF-FOOTED BUGS
Coreid Bugs are aptly-named for the leaf-like appendages that they carry on the hind legs. Though worldwide in distribution they reach their greatest diversity in the tropics. Most species are dull brownish in colour, but brightly-coloured species do exist. The body outline is  narrow and somewhat oval and the largest species may reach 4cm in length. The pronotum is large and broad, making the head appear somewhat small. The four-segmented antennae have a constricted base where they meet the head. Coreids have well-developed wings and the membranous portion of the wings are heavily-veined forming cells. The hindlegs are usually enlarged and thickened, and in some species similar appendages may also be seen on the antennae. Thoracic scent glands produce strong-smelling, defensive chemicals. Coreids are herbivorous, sucking juices from shoots, buds, leaves and tendrils of herbaceous plants. Some species are considered serious pests. The following is a very incomplete list of the Paraguayan species of Coreids based on the publications of Dr Harry Brailovsky. Those marked with an * are those for which we currently have images:

Cebrenis centrolineata, (Westwood 1842)
Cebrenis cauta, Brailovsky 1995
Lamniceps obscurior, Brailovsky & Barrera 2006
Placoscelis limbata, (Berg)
Placoscelis pagana, (Burmeister)
*Spartocera batatas, (Fabricius)
*Spartocera fuscus, (Thunberg)
Zicca annulata, (Burmeister 1835)
Zicca cornuta, Stal 1860
Zicca stali, Berg 1879
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Gallery 1 - Acanthocephala and Althos
FIGURE 1a - Acanthocephala sp., PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith June 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1b - Acanthocephala sp., Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Acanthocephala sp., PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel March 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1d - Acanthocephala sp. PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1e - Acanthocephala sp. PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 1f - Althos sp. PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
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Gallery 2 - Chariesterus, Hypselonotus, Leptoglossus, Petalops, Placoscelis and Spartocera
FIGURE 2a - Chariesterus sp., PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2b - Eubule sp. near farinosa, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2c - Hypselonotus sp. nymph, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2d - Leptoglossus sp., PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2e - Leptoglossus sp., Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2008).
FIGURE 2f - Petalops sp., PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel May 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2g - Placoscelis sp. PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Pier Cacciali, lower Moriz Stiefel April 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2h - Savius sp. near diversicornis, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Pier Cacciali June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2i - Spartocera fusca, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 2j - Spartocera batatas, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
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Gallery 3 - Unidentified species
FIGURE 2a - Unidentified sp., PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel Mayl 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2b - Unidentified sp. nymph, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).