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Subfamily of true bugs

Harpactorinae
assassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus) with bee prey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
Tribes & Genera

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The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.

Tribes and genera

The genera of six tribes include:

Apiomerini

Apiomerus spissipes

New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Diaspidiini

African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959

Dicrotelini

Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including:

Ectinoderini

Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859

Ectinoderus sp. on Dipterocarpus gum

Harpactorini

Arilus cristatus: the "wheel bug"
Rhynocoris rubricus

A partial list of genera in this tribe includes:

Rhaphidosomatini

(synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904)

Vibertiola cinerea

Other Tribes

Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae)

References

  1. Ping Zhao, Zhaohui Luo & Wanzhi Cai. "Iocoris nodulifemoralis, a new genus and new species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa: 10 Jun 2009.
  2. Weirauch, C. "Biological control in pest management system of plants".
Taxon identifiers
Harpactorinae
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