Anoplocnemis curvipes

Anoplocnemis curvipes is a species of sap-sucking insect in the genus Anoplocnemis. They are native to sub-saharan Africa where they are considered a major pest of many types of agricultural plants such as trees and shrubs, including legumes. This has earned them the name leaf-wilter.^[1]

Anoplocnemis curvipes
mating; the female is on the left Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Coreidae
Genus:	Anoplocnemis
Species:	A. curvipes
Binomial name
Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781)