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Nabidae
The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to praying mantis, mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests. Damsel bugs of the genus ''Nabis'' are the most common. They and other genera are most numerous in fields of Fabaceae, legumes such as alfalfa, but they can be found in many other crops and in non-cultivated areas. They are yellow to tan in color and have large, bulbous eyes and stiltlike legs. They are generalist predators, catching almost any insect smaller than themselves, and cannibalizing each other when no other food is available. Several species have bitten humans.Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2011. A human case of bitting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemíptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Ac ...
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Nabis Rugosus
''Nabis rugosus'', the common damsel bug, is a predatory Hemiptera, true bug. The species is found in the Palearctic. It is found in Europe from the North edge of the Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia. Further east, the distribution extends east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia. The species occurs everywhere in Central Europe and is found in the lowlands, as well as in the central uplands and in the Alps up to about 1500 meters above sea level. It is Central Europe's most common species of Nabidae, sickle bug and it is found in many different habitats, open, dry, shaded and moist; but it prefers moderately moist, half shady places with dominant grass. Adjacent woodland vegetation is equally important. ''Nabis rugosus'' is an active predator of almost any smaller insect, hunting on the ground, and also in the higher layer of herbs, rarely in the shrub layer. References

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Arachnocoris
''Arachnocoris'' is a small genus of true bugs found in the Neotropics, including French Guyana and West Indies (André Lopez). It is often found living in the webs of the pholcid spider '' Mesabolivar aurantiacus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930).Sewlal & Starr 2008 It seems to prefer empty webs, possibly utilizing them as a ready-made prey-capture device, and possibly as a site for finding mates. Members of this genus are often found living in spider web, mostly those of the family Pholcidae. The body of ''Arachnocoris'' is adapted for life in spider webs, with white markings on dark ground, similar to the kleptoparasitic spider genus ''Argyrodes''. Species * '' Arachnocoris albomaculatus'' Scott, 1881 * '' Arachnocoris trinitatis'' Bergroth, 1914—Trinidad * '' Arachnocoris karukerae'' Lopez, 1990—French Antilles * '' Arachnocoris berytoides'' Say Taxonomy John Scott described two new species in this genus in 1881, which was originally placed in a distinct subgenus by Reuter. ...
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''Himacerus'' is a genus of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Species * ''Himacerus apterus ''Himacerus apterus'', known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Description The species is long for males and for females. It has black connexivum and orange-red spots with ...'' (Fabricius, 1798) - tree damsel bug * '' Himacerus boops'' (Schiødte, 1870) * '' Himacerus dauricus'' (Kiritshenko, 1911) * '' Himacerus major'' (A. Costa, 1842) - grey damsel bug * '' Himacerus mirmicoides'' (O. Costa, 1834) - ant damsel bug References ''BioLib''''Fauna Europaea'' Nabidae Cimicomorpha genera {{Cimicomorpha-stub ...
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Arbela (bug)
''Arbela'' is a genus of bugs in the family Nabidae The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, sim .... There are presently approx. 20 species in this genus, most of them from the Oriental region and 3 species from Africa. Species Some species of this genus are: *'' Arbela acutistriata'' Mell 1923 *'' Arbela baibarana'' Matsumura 1927 *'' Arbela carayoni'' Kerzhner, 1986 (Africa) *'' Arbela confusa'' Harris, 1938 (Africa) *'' Arbela costalis'' Stål, 1873 *'' Arbela elegantula'' Stål 1866 (Africa) *'' Arbela formosana'' Matsumura 1921 *'' Arbela hibisci'' Esaki & Ishihara 1943 *'' Arbela lemkaminensis'' Kerzhner 1970 *'' Arbela limbata'' Kerzhner 1970 *'' Arbela nitidula'' Stal *'' Arbela obliquifasciata'' Mell 1923 *'' Arbela peterseni'' Kerzhner 1970 *'' Arbela pu ...
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Alloeorhynchus
''Alloeorhynchus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, sim .... There are at least four described species in the genus ''Alloeorhynchus''. Species * '' Alloeorhynchus flavipes'' (Fieber, 1836) * '' Alloeorhynchus maculosus'' Kerzhner, 1992 * '' Alloeorhynchus nigrolobus'' Barber, 1922 * '' Alloeorhynchus trimacula'' (Stein, 1857) References * Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. (1988). ''Catalog of the Heteroptera, True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States''. Brill Academic Publishers. Further reading * External links NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Alloeorhynchus'' Nabidae Hemiptera of North America {{Hemiptera-stub ...
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Pagasa (bug)
''Pagasa'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about 11 described species in ''Pagasa''. Species These 11 species belong to the genus ''Pagasa'': * '' Pagasa confusa'' Kerzhner, 1993 * '' Pagasa costalis'' Reuter, 1909 * '' Pagasa fasciventris'' Harris, 1940 * '' Pagasa fusca'' (Stein, 1857) * '' Pagasa fuscipennis'' Reuter, 1909 * '' Pagasa insperata'' Hussey, 1953 * '' Pagasa luteiceps'' Walker, 1873 * '' Pagasa nigripes'' * '' Pagasa pallidiceps'' (Stål, 1860) * '' Pagasa pallipes'' Stål, 1873 * '' Pagasa signatipennis'' Reuter, 1909 g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot Cimicomorpha genera {{cimicomorpha-stub ...
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Nabis (bug)
''Nabis''Latreille PA (1802) ''Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. rédigé par C. S. Sonnini. F. Dufart, Paris.'' Vol. 3: i-xii; 13-467. is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. Species ''Nabis'' contains the following species: * '' Nabis argentinus'' Meyer-Dür, 1870 * '' Nabis blackburni'' White, 1978 * '' Nabis chinai'' Kerzhner, 1970 * '' Nabis chinensis'' Ren & Hsiao, 1981 * '' Nabis curtipennis'' Blackburn, 1888 * '' Nabis ealapaeoensis'' Kerzhner, 1968 * '' Nabis faminei'' Stål, 1859 * '' Nabis gagneorum'' Polhemus, 1999 * '' Nabis galapagoensis'' Kerzhner, 1968 * '' Nabis giffardi'' Van Duzee, 1936 * '' Nabis gracillimus'' Heer, 1865 * '' Nabis heissi'' Kerzhner, 2006 * '' Nabis himalayensis'' Ren, 1988 * '' Nabis hsiaoi'' Kerzhner, 1992 * '' Nabis kaohinani'' (Kirkaldy, 1909) * '' Nabis kavahalu'' (Kirkaldy, 1907) * '' Nabis kerasphoros'' (Kirkaldy, 1907) * '' Nabis koelensis'' Blackburn, 1888 * '' Nabis lividus'' H ...
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Metatropiphorus
''Metatropiphorus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, sim .... There are at least four described species in ''Metatropiphorus''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Metatropiphorus'': * '' Metatropiphorus alvarengai'' Kerzhner, 1987 * '' Metatropiphorus belfragii'' Reuter, 1872 * '' Metatropiphorus drakei'' Harris * '' Metatropiphorus tabidus'' Uhler References Further reading * * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ...
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Lasiomerus
''Lasiomerus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least four described species in ''Lasiomerus''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Lasiomerus'': * '' Lasiomerus andabata'' Kerzhner, 1992 * '' Lasiomerus annulatus'' (Reuter, 1872) * '' Lasiomerus constrictus'' (Champion, 1899) * '' Lasiomerus spinicrus'' (Reuter, 1890) i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * External links * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ...
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Hoplistoscelis
''Hoplistoscelis'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, sim .... There are about eight described species in ''Hoplistoscelis''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Hoplistoscelis'': * '' Hoplistoscelis confusa'' Kerzhner & Henry * '' Hoplistoscelis dentipes'' (Harris, 1928) * '' Hoplistoscelis heidemanni'' (Reuter, 1908) * '' Hoplistoscelis hubbelli'' (Hussey, 1953) * '' Hoplistoscelis nigriventris'' (Stål, 1862) * '' Hoplistoscelis pallescens'' * '' Hoplistoscelis sericans'' (Reuter, 1872) * '' Hoplistoscelis sordidus'' (Reuter, 1872) References Further reading * * External links * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ...
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Carthasis
''Carthasis'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, sim .... There are about five described species in ''Carthasis''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Carthasis'': * '' Carthasis decoratus'' (Uhler, 1901) * '' Carthasis distinctus'' Harris * '' Carthasis gracilis'' Harris * '' Carthasis rufonotatus'' Champion, 1900 * '' Carthasis uhleri'' Harris References Further reading * * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ...
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