Rhombic leatherbug
Syromastus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Status not recordedinsects
The rhombic leatherbug (Syromastus rhombeus) is a species in the family Coreidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the rhombic leatherbug
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the rhombic leatherbug live?
Not recorded
Is the rhombic leatherbug endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the rhombic leatherbug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCoreidae
- genusSyromastus
- SpeciesSyromastus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms Cimex quadratus, Cimex rhombeus, Coreus quadratus, Simex rhombeus, Syromastes rhombeus, Syromastus rhombeus var. quadratus, Verlusia fusca, Verlusia quadrata var. rhombea, Verlusia rhombea var. quadrata, Verlusia rhombea var. sinuata, Verlusia sinuata
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- vroubenka kosočtverečnáCzech
- RudetægeDanish
- RhombenwanzeGerman
- kulmaludeFinnish
- Corée anguleuxFrench
- vitorlás karimáspoloskaHungarian
- Rombinė kampuotblakėLithuanian
- RuitrandwantsDutch
- Straszyk łąkowyPolish
- Краевик ромбическийRussian
- obrubnica lúčnaSlovak
- KvadratrandtægeDanish
- RautenwanzeGerman
Relatives of the rhombic leatherbug
Other species in the same genus Syromastus.
CompareRhombic leatherbug vs Syromastus affinisRhombic leatherbug vs Syromastus buchiiRhombic leatherbug vs Syromastus coloratusRhombic leatherbug vs Syromastus punctiventris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the rhombic leatherbug?
The rhombic leatherbug (Syromastus rhombeus) belongs to the family Coreidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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