Incidence of the invasive citron bug Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Vietnam and first teratological case for the species

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Coreidae Coreinae Faunistics Teratology
Eduardo Faundez
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Abstract

First formal records of the citron bug Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1755) for Vietnam are provided. In addition, the first teratological case for L. gonagra is presented, belonging to an unilateral simple oligomery in the mesothoracic leg. The new record and the teratosis are commented on and discussed.

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