Biology:Arilus

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Arilus
Arilus cristatus Kaldari 02.jpg
Arilus cristatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Arilus
Hahn, 1831

Arilus, or wheel bugs,[1][2][3] is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas.[4]

See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.

Species

Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus:[5]

  • Arilus carinatus (Forster, 1771)
  • Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1763) the North American wheel bug
  • Arilus depressicollis (Stål, 1859)
  • Arilus faujasi Riou, 1999
  • Arilus gallus (Stål, 1872)
  • Arilus nigriceps Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848

Three additional species originally described in the genus are currently incertae sedis.[5]

  • Arilus auctus Germar, 1837
  • Arilus collaris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
  • Arilus spiniceps Blanchard, 1843

References

  1. Aldrich, Jeffrey R.; Chauhan, Kamlesh R.; Zhang, Aijun; Zarbin, Paulo H.G. (2013). "Exocrine Secretions of Wheel Bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Arilus spp.): Clarification and Chemistry". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C 68 (11-12): 522–526. doi:10.1515/znc-2013-11-1211. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260605494. Retrieved 2022-02-01. 
  2. Laiton J., Laura A.; Giraldo-Jaramillo, Marisol; Forero, Dimitri; Benavides M., Pablo (2021). "The wheel bug Arilus gallus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): life history and description of immature stages". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 123 (3): 551–563. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.123.3.551. 
  3. Fitzsimmons, Jay M.; Fitzsimmons, Lauren P. (2010). "Pre-copulatory behavior of the wheel bug Arilus gallus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Entomological News 121 (3): 304–307. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232682085. Retrieved 2022-02-01. 
  4. GBIF: Arilus Hahn, 1831
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Arilus Hahn, 1831: Genus information BioLib". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id426329/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15707964 entry