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Subfamily of true bugs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described.[1] Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.[2]
| Harpactorinae | |
|---|---|
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| assassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus) with bee prey | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactorinae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
| Tribes & Genera | |
The genera of six tribes include:
New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959
Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including:
Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859
A partial list of genera in this tribe includes:
(synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904)
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