Coreidae
Pronunciation: [Co·RE⋅i·dae]
Common Name: Squash Bugs and Leaffooted Bugs
Description:
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- Conspicuous scent glands on sides of thorax between middle and hind coxae
- Head much narrower than thorax
- Ocelli present
- Many parallel veins in membranes of front wings
- In leaffooted bugs, the hind tibia are expanded into thin, leaf-like plates
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