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Agriopocoris sp.
These two wingless squash bugs looking very much like nymphs of other coreid bugs, were spotted mating on this acacia wattle. The larger of the two,the female would have been about 12 mm long. The bugs had narrow, small heads and the antennae were 4- segmented. The bodies were a grey-brown colour.
Seen in acacia wattle in a national park ( Churchill NP)
This family of bugs have 5 tribes. One of these is called tip-wilter bugs because their sap-sucking habit eventually wilts and dries the branchlet & leaves.
Some have flattened leaf-blade like legs, giving them their name leaf-footed bugs.
There are 4 species of Agriopocoris. as pointed out by Martin Lagerwey, and as I am not able to confidently identify the species, I will leave it at the genus level.
This tribe of bugs are wingless and are placed under:
Tribe: Agriopocorini
Spotted on Oct 16, 2017
Submitted on Oct 16, 2017
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