Biology:Zelus (bug)

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Short description: Genus of insects

Zelus
Zelus renardii - ZooKeys-319-093-g001.jpeg
Zelus renardii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Zelus
Fabricus, 1803
Type species
Cimex longipes
Linnaeus, 1767[1]
Species

About 60, see text

Synonyms
  • Diplodus Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Homonym)
  • Pindus Stål, 1862

Zelus is a genus of insects in the family Reduviidae, the assassin bugs. There are currently 60 described species; most occur in Central and South America, and five are found in North America.[2]

Some species have been investigated for their potential as biocontrol agents in integrated pest management. Zelus is also known for a sticky trap predation strategy. Sticky resin produced from a leg gland is smeared on hairs to aid in prey capture. This is somewhat analogous to the carnivorous plant sundew.

Species include:

References

  1. Zhang, Guanyang; Hart, Elwood R; Weirauch, Christiane (2016). "A taxonomic monograph of the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): 71 species based on 10,000 specimens". Biodiversity Data Journal 4 (e8150): e8150. doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e8150. PMID 27651730. PMC 5019016. https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8150/. 
  2. Taxonomic Revision of Zelus Fabricius. Heteropteran Systematics Lab. University of California, Riverside.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8068839 entry