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''Phorticus'' is a genus of
damsel bug 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 ...
s 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 ''Phorticus''.


Species

These eight species belong to the genus ''Phorticus'': * ''
Phorticus affinis ''Phorticus'' 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 ...
'' Poppius, 1915 * '' Phorticus collaris'' Stål, 1873 (collared nabid) * ''
Phorticus formosanus ''Phorticus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in ''Phorticus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Phorticus'': * ''Phorticus affinis ''Phorticus'' is a genus of damsel b ...
'' Poppius, 1915 * ''
Phorticus socialis ''Phorticus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in ''Phorticus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Phorticus'': * ''Phorticus affinis'' Poppius, 1915 * '' Phorticus collaris ...
'' Harris * ''
Phorticus speciosus ''Phorticus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in ''Phorticus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Phorticus'': * ''Phorticus affinis'' Poppius, 1915 * '' Phorticus collaris ...
'' Harris * ''
Phorticus variegatus ''Phorticus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in ''Phorticus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Phorticus'': * ''Phorticus affinis'' Poppius, 1915 * '' Phorticus collaris ...
'' Harris * ''
Phorticus velutinus ''Phorticus'' is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in ''Phorticus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Phorticus'': * ''Phorticus affinis'' Poppius, 1915 * '' Phorticus collaris ...
'' Puton, 1895 * '' Phorticus viduus'' Stål, 1860


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Further reading

* * Nabidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub