Eucosmetus

Japanese: Eucosmetus
Eucosmetus

...They are herbivorous, but some species are also insectivorous. The sugarcane long-winged bug Cavelerius saccharivorus is found in Kyushu, Ryukyu, and Taiwan. It is a flat, slender, short-winged species known as a sugarcane pest, while the gourd long-winged bug Eucosmetus has a gourd-shaped thorax and resembles ants, feeding on the seeds of grass weeds. The giant long-wing bug Piocoris varius and the stag beetle long-wing bug Neomizaldus lewisi are also insectivorous.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Eucosmetus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…植食性であるが,ときに食虫性を兼ねる種類もいる。カンショコバネナガカメムシCavelerius saccharivorusは九州,琉球,台湾に分布し,扁平で細長く翅の短い種類でサトウキビ害虫として知られ,ヒョウタンナガカメムシ類Eucosmetusは胸部がヒョウタン形でアリ類に酷似し,イネ科雑草の種子などを吸食する。オオメナガカメムシPiocoris variusやヒサゴナガカメムシNeomizaldus lewisiは食虫の習性もある。…

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