''Elasmopoda'' is a genus in the "true bug" family

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Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of

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and

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. The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The

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of the hind legs are somewhat enlarged and bent, but less than those of some related genera, and either unarmed, or less armed with spikes. The genus ''Elasmopoda'' has junior synonyms, some of them apparently the products of clerical errors, in particular:Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) accessed 2015 12 05
/ref> * synonym ''Evagrius'' Distant, 1900 * synonym ''Holopterna'' Stål, 1873 * synonym ''Hoplopterna'' Stål, 1873 * synonym ''Hoploterna'' Distant, 1892 Species include: *'' Elasmopoda alata'' (Westwood, 1842) *'' Elasmopoda antennata'' (Courteaux, 1907) *'' Elasmopoda atramentaria'' (Germar, 1837) *'' Elasmopoda dallasi'' (Stål, 1873) *'' Elasmopoda elata'' Blöte, 1938 *'' Elasmopoda falx'' (Drury, 1782) *'' Elasmopoda gladius'' (Distant, 1900) *'' Elasmopoda lunata'' (Signoret, 1858) *'' Elasmopoda parmenio'' Linnavuori, 1973 *'' Elasmopoda ugandica'' (Kirkaldy, 1909) *'' Elasmopoda valga'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

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