Biology:Empicoris subparallelus

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Empicoris subparallelus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Empicoris
Species:
E. subparallelus
Binomial name
Empicoris subparallelus
McAtee & Malloch, 1925

Empicoris subparallelus is a species of thread-legged bug found in Cuba and from two Southern US States (Florida and Texas ).

Florida record

Empicoris subparallelus was first reported in Florida from light traps set to monitor for mosquitoes in the Florida Keys in 2007.[1] E. subparallelus may prey upon mosquito adults or larvae, although it has never been reported to do so.[1] One Tunisian species of Ploiaria has been proposed as a biocontrol agent for Phlebotomus sand flies and mosquitoes.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Empicoris subparallelus(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a predatory bug new to the fauna of Florida". Florida Entomologist 90(4). December 2007. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1653/0015-4040%282007%2990%5B738%3AESHHRA%5D2.0.CO%3B2. 
  2. Robaud, E., and Weiss. 1927. Note sur un Hémiptera Réduvide chasseur de moustiques et de Phlébotomes dans la Tunisie du nord. Arch. Inst. Pasteur Tunis 16: 81-83.

Wikidata ☰ Q5373986 entry