61 described species and one described subspecies (see text) Leptoglossus[1] is a genus of true bugs in the leaf-footed bug family and the tribe Anisoscelini.
Species are distributed throughout the Americas, with some records in eastern & southern Asia and Europe (mostly introductions).
[2] Several species[example needed] are economic pests of agricultural crops.
[3] Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia.
[4] The current list of described species and subspecies includes:[5][6]