Biology:Harpactorinae
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Short description: Subfamily of true bugs
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| assassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus) with bee prey | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.[1] Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.[2]
Tribes and genera
The genera of six tribes include:
Apiomerini
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
African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959
- Cleontes Stål, 1874
- Diaspidius Westwood, 1837
- Rodhainiella Schouteden, 1913
Dicrotelini
Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including:
- type genus - Dicrotelus Erichson, 1842
Ectinoderini
Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859
- Amulius Stål, 1866
- Ectinoderus Westwood, 1845
Harpactorini
Arilus cristatus: the "wheel bug"
A partial list of genera in this tribe includes:
- Acholla Stål, 1862
- Arilus Hahn, 1831
- Atrachelus Amyot and Serville, 1843
- Castolus Stål, 1858
- Camptibia Cai, 2003
- Coranus Curtis, 1833
- Doldina Stål, 1859
- Euagoras Burmeister, 1835
- Eulyes Amyot & Serville, 1843
- Fitchia Stål, 1859
- Harpactor Laporte, 1833
- Harpactorella - monotypic Harpactorella frederici Wygodzinsky, 1946
- Heza Amyot and Serville, 1843
- Irantha Stål, 1861
- Liangcoris Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007
- Nagusta Stål, 1859
- Pahabengkakia Miller, 1941
- Pselliopus Bergroth, 1905
- Repipta Stål, 1859
- Rhynocoris Hahn, 1834
- Rocconota Stål, 1859
- Sinea Amyot and Serville, 1843
- Sphedanolestes Stål
- Sycanus Amyot and Serville, 1843
- Zelus Fabricius, 1802
- Zostus Stål, 1874
Rhaphidosomatini
(synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904)
- Hoffmannocoris China, 1940
- Leptodema De Carlini, 1892
- Rhaphidosoma Amyot & Serville, 1843
- Vibertiola Horvath, 1909 - southern Europe, NW Africa
Other Tribes
- Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae)
- Phonolibes Stål, 1854 - SE Africa
- Tegea (insect) Stål, 1863 - Australia
References
- ↑ Ping Zhao, Zhaohui Luo & Wanzhi Cai. "Iocoris nodulifemoralis, a new genus and new species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from China.". Zootaxa: 10 Jun 2009. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02129p068f.pdf.
- ↑ Weirauch, C. "Biological control in pest management system of plants". http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/216070.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q673973 entry
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