''Pseudometapterus'' is a little-known

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of thread-legged bug in the subfamily

Emesinae The Emesinae, or thread-legged bugs, are a subfamily of the Reduviidae (i.e., assassin bugs). They are conspicuously different from the other reduviids by their very slender body form. They are stalking, predatory insects that can be collected on ...

. Members of the genus occur in

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and usually have wings that are extremely small or absent entirely, though a winged form of ''P. umbrosus'' is known from Southern Illinois.

Partial species list

*'' Pseudometapterus argentinus'' Berg, 1900) *'' Pseudometapterus butleri'' Wygodzinsky, 1966 *'' Pseudometapterus umbrosus'' (Blatchley, 1926) *'' Pseudometapterus wygodzinskyi'' (Elkins, 1953)

References

Reduviidae Cimicomorpha genera Insects of North America {{Cimicomorpha-stub