The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the

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 ...

(assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some of the species of the genera '' Zelus'', ''

Pselliopus ''Pselliopus'' is a common genus of assassin bugs (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some o ...

'', ''

Sinea ''Sinea'' is a New World genus of assassin bugs, in the subfamily Harpactorinae. 13 species have been described, mostly from the Southwestern United States and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion o ...

'', and '' Apiomerus'' are of interest as

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agents.

Tribes and genera

The genera of six

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include:

Apiomerini

New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 *'' Agriocleptus'' Stål, 1866 *'' Agriocoris'' Stål, 1866 *'' Amauroclopius'' Stål, 1868 *'' Apiomerus'' Hahn, 1831 *'' Beharus'' Fabricius, 1803 *'' Calliclopius'' Stål, 1868 *'' Foucartus'' Berenger, 2006 *'' Heniartes'' Spinola, 1840 *'' Manicocoris'' Fabricius, 1787 *'' Micrauchenus'' Amyot & Servile, 1843 *'' Ponerobia'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 *'' Sphodrolestes'' Stål, 1866

Diaspidiini

African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959 * '' Cleontes'' Stål, 1874 * '' Diaspidius'' Westwood, 1837 * '' Rodhainiella'' Schouteden, 1913

Dicrotelini

Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including: * type genus - '' Dicrotelus'' Erichson, 1842

Ectinoderini

Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859 Ectinoderus adult & nymph CTNP RBP

* ''

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'' Stål, 1866 * '' Ectinoderus'' Westwood, 1845

Harpactorini

A partial list of genera in this

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includes: * '' Acholla'' Stål, 1862 * '' Arilus'' Hahn, 1831 * '' Atrachelus'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 * '' Castolus'' Stål, 1858 * '' Camptibia'' Cai, 2003 * ''

Coranus ''Coranus''Curtis J (1833) ''Characters of Some Undescribed Genera and Species, Indicated in the "Guide to an Arrangement of British Insects"''. is a genus of assassin bugs in the tribe Harpactorini Harpactorini is a tribe of the Harpactorina ...

'' Curtis, 1833 * '' Doldina'' Stål, 1859 * '' Euagoras'' Burmeister, 1835 * '' Eulyes'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Fitchia'' Stål, 1859 * '' Harpactor'' Laporte, 1833 * '' Harpactorella'' - monotypic '' Harpactorella frederici'' Wygodzinsky, 1946 * ''

Heza ''Heza'' is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Heza'' found in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totali ...

'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 * ''

Irantha ''Irantha'' is a small and little-known genus of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been ...

'' Stål, 1861 * '' Liangcoris'' Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007 * '' Nagusta'' Stål, 1859 * '' Pahabengkakia'' Miller, 1941 * ''

'' Bergroth, 1905 * ''

Repipta ''Repipta'' is a mostly neotropical genus of assassin bug, family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been de ...

'' Stål, 1859 * ''

Rhynocoris ''Rhynocoris'' (historically often misspelled as "''Rhinocoris''") is a genus of assassin bug, family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Species are recorded from Asia, mainland Europe, Africa and North America. Life history Species ...

'' Hahn, 1834 * ''

Rocconota ''Rocconota'' is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are about 10 described species in ''Rocconota''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Rocconota'': * ''Rocconota annulicornis'' (Stål, 1872) * ''Rocconota bruch ...

'' Stål, 1859 * ''

'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 * '' Sphedanolestes'' Stål * '' Sycanus'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 * '' Zelus'' Fabricius, 1802 * '' Zostus'' Stål, 1874

Rhaphidosomatini

(synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904) Vibertiola cinerea - ZooKeys-319-093-g004

* '' Hoffmannocoris'' China, 1940 * '' Leptodema'' De Carlini, 1892 * '' Rhaphidosoma'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Vibertiola'' Horvath, 1909 - southern Europe, NW Africa

Other Tribes

;Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae) * '' Phonolibes'' Stål, 1854 - SE Africa * '' Tegea (insect)'' Stål, 1863 - Australia

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q673973 Reduviidae Hemiptera subfamilies