Leptoglossus occidentalis (western conifer-seed bug)
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Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann
Preferred Common Name
- western conifer-seed bug
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Uniramia
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Family: Coreidae
- Genus: Leptoglossus
- Species: Leptoglossus occidentalis
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 12 May 2022Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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Africa |
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Algeria | Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s) | ||||||
Morocco | Present | Introduced | 2015 | ||||
South Africa | Present | Introduced | 2020 | ||||
Tunisia | Present, Few occurrences | Introduced | 2013 | ||||
Asia |
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Armenia | Present | ||||||
Georgia | Present | 2018 | |||||
Israel | Present | 2019 | |||||
Japan | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
-Honshu | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
Kazakhstan | Present | 2018 | |||||
Lebanon | Present, Localized | ||||||
Palestine | Present | 2019 | |||||
South Korea | Present | ||||||
Syria | Present, Few occurrences | 2016 | Golan Heights | ||||
Turkey | Present | ||||||
Europe |
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Albania | Present, Few occurrences | 2018 | |||||
Andorra | Present | ||||||
Austria | Present | Introduced | 2005 | ||||
Belarus | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
Belgium | Present | Introduced | 2007 | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Present | ||||||
Bulgaria | Present | Introduced | 2008 | ||||
Cyprus | Present | 2019 | |||||
Czechia | Present | Introduced | 2006 | ||||
Denmark | Present | Introduced | 2009 | ||||
Estonia | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
Finland | Present | 2018 | |||||
France | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Corsica | Present | Introduced | 2005 | ||||
Germany | Present | Introduced | 2006 | ||||
Greece | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Crete | Present, Localized | 2015 | |||||
Guernsey | Present | ||||||
Hungary | Present | Introduced | 2004 | ||||
Ireland | Present, Localized | ||||||
Isle of Man | Present | ||||||
Italy | Present | Introduced | 1999 | ||||
-Sardinia | Present | Introduced | 2007 | ||||
-Sicily | Present | Introduced | 2002 | ||||
Jersey | Present | ||||||
Latvia | Present | ||||||
Liechtenstein | Present | ||||||
Lithuania | Present | ||||||
Luxembourg | Present | ||||||
Malta | Present | ||||||
Moldova | Present | Introduced | 2010 | ||||
Monaco | Present | ||||||
Montenegro | Present | Introduced | 2008 | ||||
Netherlands | Present | Introduced | 2010 | ||||
North Macedonia | Present | ||||||
Norway | Present | Introduced | 1878 | ||||
Poland | Present | Introduced | 2007 | ||||
Portugal | Present | Introduced | 2010 | ||||
Romania | Present | Introduced | 2009 | ||||
Russia | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Central Russia | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
-Russia (Europe) | Present | ||||||
-Southern Russia | Present | ||||||
Serbia | Present | Introduced | 2006 | ||||
Slovakia | Present | Introduced | 2006 | ||||
Spain | Present | Introduced | 2003 | ||||
-Balearic Islands | Present | Introduced | 2010 | ||||
Sweden | Present | Introduced | 2011 | ||||
Ukraine | Present | Introduced | 2011 | ||||
United Kingdom | Present | Introduced | 2007 | ||||
-Channel Islands | Present | ||||||
-England | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Northern Ireland | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Scotland | Present, Localized | ||||||
North America |
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Canada | Present | ||||||
-Alberta | Present | ||||||
-British Columbia | Present | ||||||
-New Brunswick | Present | ||||||
-Nova Scotia | Present | ||||||
-Ontario | Present | ||||||
-Quebec | Present | ||||||
-Saskatchewan | Present | ||||||
Costa Rica | Present | Introduced | 2019 | ||||
Guatemala | Present | ||||||
Mexico | Present | ||||||
United States | Present | ||||||
-Alabama | Absent, Invalid presence record(s) | ||||||
-Arizona | Present | ||||||
-California | Present | ||||||
-Colorado | Present | ||||||
-Connecticut | Present | ||||||
-Idaho | Present | ||||||
-Illinois | Present | ||||||
-Indiana | Present | ||||||
-Iowa | Present | ||||||
-Kansas | Present | ||||||
-Maine | Present | ||||||
-Massachusetts | Present | ||||||
-Michigan | Present | ||||||
-Minnesota | Present | ||||||
-Montana | Present | ||||||
-Nebraska | Present | ||||||
-New Hampshire | Present | ||||||
-New Mexico | Present | ||||||
-New York | Present | ||||||
-North Dakota | Present | ||||||
-Oregon | Present | ||||||
-Pennsylvania | Present | ||||||
-Rhode Island | Present | ||||||
-Texas | Present | ||||||
-Utah | Present | ||||||
-Vermont | Present | ||||||
-Washington | Present | ||||||
-Wisconsin | Present | ||||||
-Wyoming | Present | ||||||
South America |
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Argentina | Present | Introduced | 2017 | ||||
Brazil | Present | Introduced | 2020 | ||||
-Rio Grande do Sul | Present | 2020 | Candiota, Esmeralda, Eldorado do Sul | ||||
-Sao Paulo | Present | EPPO Reporting Service No. 2021/146. | |||||
Chile | Present, Localized | Introduced | 2017 | ||||
Paraguay | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
Uruguay | Present | Introduced | 2019 |
Host Plants and Other Plants Affected
Top of pagePlant name | Family | Context | References |
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Abies concolor (Rocky Mountain white fir) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Cedrus libani (cedar of Lebanon) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Geranium (cranesbill) | Geraniaceae | Unknown | |
Juniperus excelsa (eastern savin) | Cupressaceae | Other | |
Pinus (pines) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Pinus brutia (brutian pine) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Pinus contorta var. latifolia (Lodgepole pine) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Pinus monticola (western white pine) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Pinus mugo (mountain pine) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Pinus nigra (black pine) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Pinus pinea (stone pine) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Pinus radiata (radiata pine) | Pinaceae | Other | |
Pinus resinosa (red pine) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Pistacia vera (pistachio) | Anacardiaceae | Other | |
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) | Pinaceae | Unknown | |
Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) | Pinaceae | Unknown |
References
Top of pageNemer, N., El Khoury, Y., Noujeim, E., Zgheib, Y., Tarasco, E., van der Heyden, T., 2019. First records of the invasive species Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae) on different coniferous species including the cedars of Lebanon. Revista Chilena de Entomología, 45(4), 507-513. https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/57525/56945
van der Heyden, T., 2019. New data on the biology and distribution of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini). Arquivos Entomolóxicos, 21, 31-32. http://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae21_2019_van_der_heyden_new_data_biology_distribution_leptoglossus_occidentalis_hemiptera_coreidae.pdf
van der Heyden, T., 2019. Summarized data on the European distribution of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini). Revista Chilena de Entomología, 45(3), 499-502. https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/57271/54112
Distribution References
Barclay M, Nikolaeva S, 2018. Arrival in Kazakhstan of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae); a North American invasive species expands 2,500 kilometres to the east. In: Klapalekiana, 54 1-3.
CABI, Undated. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Wallingford, UK: CABI
Faúndez EI, Silvera M, 2019. On the presence of the Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Uruguay. In: Revista Chilena de Entomología, 45 (4) 549-551. https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/57522/56942
Gapon DA, 2015. First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Morocco. In: Heteropterus Revista de Entomología, 12 (2) 161-163.
Handal E N, Qumsiyeh M B, 2019. First Record of the Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae), from Palestine. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 12 (5), 657-658.
Karalius S, Karaliūtė A, 2019. First record of the invasive western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera, Coreidae) in Lithuania. Lietuvos entomologų draugijos darbai. 3 (31), 17-18.
Kulijer D, 2016. Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), two new invasive alien species for insect fauna of Macedonia. In: Ecologica Montenegrina, 5 22-25.
Kun ME, Masciocchi M, 2019. First detection of the cosmopolitan invader Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Argentina. In: An Acad Bras Cienc, 91 e20180493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201920180493
NBN Atlas, 2019. Occurrence records. Leptoglossus occidentalis. NBN Atlas [Online database]., https://records.nbnatlas.org/ occurrences/search?q=lsid%3ANHMSYS0020476639&radius=7.5&lat=54.34214886448 341&lon=-4.383544921875#tab_recordsView
Nemer N, 2015. Report on insect pests associated with conelet losses and their management in Pinus pinea forests in Lebanon., Rome, Italy: FAO. 45 pp.
Ponel P, Fadda S, Lemaire J-M, Matocq A, Cornet M, Pavon D, 2011. (Arthropodes de la Principauté de Monaco. Coléoptères, Hétéroptères. Aperçu sur les Fourmis, les Isopodes et les Pseudoscorpions. MONACOBIODIV. Rapport final - 1er février 2011.)., Monte Carlo, Monaco: Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco. Principauté de Monaco, Direction de l’Environnement. Conservatoire Botanique National Méditerranéen Porquerolles. imep. Monte Carlo. 100 pp.
Schneider N, 2010. (Découverte de Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 et redécouverte de Lygaeus equestris (L., 1758) au Luxembourg). In: Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois, 111 115-116.
Sciberras A, Sciberras J, 2010. Additions to the Heteroptera Fauna of the Maltese Islands. (Hemiptera,Heteroptera, Coreidae). Central Mediterranean Naturalist. 5 (2), 50-54.
van der Heyden T, 2017. Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) has reached the Greek island of Crete. Arquivos Entomolóxicos. 185-187. http://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae18_2017_van_der_heyden_leptoglossus_occidentalis_hemiptera_coreidae_crete_greece.pdf
van der Heyden T, 2018. New data on the distribution of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini), including the first record of the species in Georgia. Revista Chilena de Entomología. 44 (4), 433-435. https://biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/42579/36265
van der Heyden T, 2018a. First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in the Golan Heights. Revista gaditana de Entomología. 9 (1), 1-3. https://biotaxa.org/RGDE/article/view/35594
van der Heyden T, 2018b. First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in Albania. Revista Chilena de Entomología. 44 (3), 355-356. https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/41252/35123
van der Heyden T, 2019. First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in Costa Rica. Revista Chilena de Entomología. 45 (1), 51-53. https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/45598/39335
van der Heyden T, 2019a. Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in Israel. Revista Chilena de Entomología. 45 (3), 435-437. https://biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/56529/50593
van der Heyden T, 2019b. Recent records of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 on the Balearic Islands (Spain) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini). Arquivos Entomoloxicos. 193-194. http://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae21_2019_van_der_heyden_recent_records_leptoglossus_occidentalis_balearic_islands_hemiptera_coreidae.pdf
van der Heyden T, 2019c. New data on the biology and distribution of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini). Arquivos Entomolóxicos. 31-32. http://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae21_2019_van_der_heyden_new_data_biology_distribution_leptoglossus_occidentalis_hemiptera_coreidae.pdf
van der Heyden T, 2020. First records of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini) in Finland. Revista Chilena de Entomología. 46 (1), 73-74. https://doi.org/10.35249/rche.46.1.20.09
van der Heyden T, 2020a. First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 in Guatemala (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Coreidae). Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología. 44 (1-2), 213-214. http://www.entomologica.es/index.php?d=publicaciones&num=76&w=1803&ft=1
van der Heyden T, Faúndez EI, 2020. First records of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Brazil and South Africa. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay. 24 (1), 28-30. http://www.mades.gov.py/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/24128-30_202062_vanderHeyden_occidentalis.pdf
van der Heyden T, Zettel H, 2019. First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from Cyprus. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen. 177-178.
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