Anisoscelis

Anisoscelis is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. The genus Anisoscelis formerly includes some species that are now separated into the genus Bitta. In the genus Bitta, the leaf like broadening on the hind leg does not reach the distal tip of the tibia. Bitta affinis has sometimes been called as the flag-footed bug, and Bitta alipes has been called the matador bug, although the name could apply to many others. Several species slowly move their hind legs alternating from left to right and it is believed that this helps them evade potential predators, since they perform the actio

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