''Heniartes'' is a large
genus
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of
assassin bugs
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main exam ...
belonging to the
family
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Reduviidae
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main exampl ...
; 32
species
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have been described, all from
South America
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.
Partial species list
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Heniartes australis''
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Heniartes cachabi'' Wygodzinsky, 1947
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Heniartes distinguendus'' Wygodzinsky, 1947
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Heniartes erythromerus'' Spinola, 1837
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Heniartes flavicans''
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Heniartes lopesi'' Wygodzinsky, 1947
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Heniartes malaisei'' Wygodzinsky 1953
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Heniartes putumayo'' Wygodzinsky, 1947
External links
Reduviidae
Cimicomorpha genera
Hemiptera of South America
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