BREAKING NEWS
Cloud Server Hosting For Online Businesses
Inexpensive SEO Services
Benefits of Wanting to play Free Online Slot machines
Harpactorinae

Summary

The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described.[1] Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.[2]

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

see text

Tribes and genera edit

The genera of six tribes include:

Apiomerini edit

 
Apiomerus spissipes

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

  • Agriocleptus Stål, 1866
  • Agriocoris Stål, 1866
  • Amauroclopius Stål, 1868
  • Apiomerus Hahn, 1831
  • Beharus Fabricius, 1803
  • Calliclopius Stål, 1868
  • Foucartus Berenger, 2006
  • Heniartes Spinola, 1840
  • Manicocoris Fabricius, 1787
  • Micrauchenus Amyot & Servile, 1843
  • Ponerobia Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Sphodrolestes Stål, 1866

Diaspidiini edit

African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959

  • Cleontes Stål, 1874
  • Diaspidius Westwood, 1837
  • Rodhainiella Schouteden, 1913

Dicrotelini edit

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

  • type genus - Dicrotelus Erichson, 1842

Ectinoderini edit

Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859

 
Ectinoderus sp. on Dipterocarpus gum

Harpactorini edit

 
Arilus cristatus: the "wheel bug"
 
Rhynocoris rubricus

A partial list of genera in this tribe includes:

Rhaphidosomatini edit

(synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904)

 
Vibertiola cinerea
  • Hoffmannocoris China, 1940
  • Leptodema De Carlini, 1892
  • Rhaphidosoma Amyot & Serville, 1843
  • Vibertiola Horvath, 1909 - southern Europe, NW Africa

Other Tribes edit

Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae)
  • Phonolibes Stål, 1854 - SE Africa
  • Tegea (insect) Stål, 1863 - Australia

References edit

  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".

By using this platform, you agree to the Terms of Use ©2020 Knowpia