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Jalysus P1660190a
''Jalysus'' is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Jalysus''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Jalysus'': * ''Jalysus albidus'' Stusak, 1968 * ''Jalysus caducus'' (Distant, 1884) * ''Jalysus clavatus'' Henry, 1997 * ''Jalysus macer'' (Stal, 1859) * ''Jalysus mexicanus'' Henry, 1997 * ''Jalysus nigriventris'' Henry, 1997 * ''Jalysus ossesae'' Henry, 2007 * ''Jalysus reductus'' Barber, 1939 * ''Jalysus sobrinus'' Stal, 1862 * ''Jalysus spinosus'' (Say, 1824) * ''Jalysus tuberculatus'' Henry, 1997 * ''Jalysus wickhami'' Van Duzee, 1906 (spined stilt bug) References Further reading * * External links * Berytidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{pentatomomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stilt Bug
Berytidae is a family of the order Hemiptera ("true bugs"), commonly called stilt bugs or thread bugs. Most berytids are brown to yellow, with species that are plant sap feeders, a few being predaceous. About 200 species are known from all around the world and they are classified into three subfamilies. Description The Berytidae are extremely gracile insects with legs so long and slender as to suggest common names such as "thread bugs" and "stilt bugs". In this they resemble the Emesinae, with which they are easily confused, though they are in different families. They may be distinguished most readily by the forelegs, that in the Emesinae are raptorial in a way resembling those of the Mantodea, Mantispidae and certain other invertebrate predators. In form and function the forelegs of the Berytidae are roughly similar to those of their other legs. Other differences are subtler and not fully consistent. For one thing, the antennae of most Berytidae though long, geniculate, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
