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Damsel Bugs
The insect 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 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 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. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 51(2): 407-4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabis Rugosus
''Nabis rugosus'' also known as 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 * Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber, Jürgen Deckert: ''Wanzen. Band 1: Cimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagasa (genus)
''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-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabis (genus)
''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 The insect 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 mantids. They are c .... 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 gracillima'' Heer, 1865 * '' Nabis heissi'' Kerzhner, 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoplistoscelis
''Hoplistoscelis'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae The insect 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 mantids. They are c .... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himacerus
''Himacerus'' is a genus of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Species * ''Himacerus apterus'' (Fabricius, 1798) - tree damsel bug * ''Himacerus boops'' (Schiødte, 1870) * ''Himacerus dauricus'' (Kiritshenko, 1911) * ''Himacerus major'' (A. Costa, 1842) - grey damsel bug * ''Himacerus mirmicoides ''Himacerus mirmicoides'', common name ant damsel bug, is a species of ''damsel bugs'' belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. Etymology The name “mirmicoides” comes from the similarity of nymphs in the early instars to ants. D ...'' (O. Costa, 1834) - ant damsel bug References ''BioLib''''Fauna Europaea'' Nabidae Cimicomorpha genera {{Cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
