The Reduviinae are a subfamily of the reduviid assassin bugs. Many members of the subfamily are nocturnal and their lifecycles are generally poorly known. This subfamily is suspected not to be

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

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*'' Acanthaspis''

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and Serville, 1843 *'' Alloeocranum'' Reuter, 1881 *''

Durevius ''Durevius'' is a small genus of Reduviidae, assassin bugs restricted to the island of Madagascar. Five species are known. Partial list of species *''Durevius piceus'' Villiers 1962 *''Durevius tuberculatus'' Villiers 1950 *''Durevius usingeri' ...

'' Villiers, 1962 *'' Durganda''

and Serville, 1843 *'' Durgandana'' Miller, 1957 *'' Ectrichodiella'' Fracker & Bruner, 1924 *'' Edocla'' Stål, 1857 *'' Empyrocoris'' Miller, 1953 *''

Ganesocoris ''Ganesocoris'' is a genus of assassin bug 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 pre ...

'' Miller, 1955 *''

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'' Distant, 1930 *'' Hadrokerala'' Wygodzinsky & Lent, 1980 *''

Holotrichius ''Holotrichius'' is a genus 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 othe ...

'' Burmeister, 1835 *'' Isdegardes'' Distant, 1909 *''

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'' Stål, 1859 *'' Mesancanthapsis'' Livingstone & Murugan, 1993 *'' Neocanthapsis'' Livingstone & Murugan, 1991 *'' Neotiarodes'' Miller, 1957 *'' Paralenaeus'' Reuter, 1881 *''

Pasira ''Rivula'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Achille Guenée in 1845. Description Palpi porrect (extending forward), the second joint thickly scaled, and third joint minute. A sharp front tuft present. Antennae minutely cil ...

'' Stål, 1859 *'' Pasiropsis'' Reuter, 1881 *''

Psyttala ''Psyttala'' is a genus of insects belonging to the assassin bugs. The name is commonly misspelled as ''Psytalla'' (e.g.). Species * '' Psyttala ducalis'' (Westwood, 1845) * '' Psyttala dudgeoni'' Distant, 1919 * '' Psyttala horrida'' (St ...

'' Stål, 1859 *''

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'' Stål, 1863 *''

Platymeris ''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767 ...

'' Laporte, 1833 *'' Pseudozelurus'' Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1947 *'' Ripurocoris'' Miller, 1959 *''

Reduvius Reduvius is a large genus of reduviids or assassin bugs. The masked hunter, ''Reduvius personatus'', is a well-known example of this genus. They measure 8–22 mm. They are the largest predatory insects and one of the largest clades of pre ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 *'' Tapeinus'' Laporte, 1833 *'' Tiarodes'' Burmeister, 1875 *'' Tiarodurganda'' Breddin, 1903 *'' Velitra'' Stål, 1866 *'' Zeluroides'' Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1948 *'' Zelurus'' Hahn

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