Overview
Taxonomy
The Superfamily Reduvoidea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (3): Pachynomidae · Phymatidae · Reduviidae
Families
Pachynomidae
Phymatidae
Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are commonly called ambush bugs after their habit of lying in wait for prey relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own size. They form a subgroup within the assassin bugs. [more]
Reduviidae
Reduviidae (from the contained genus, Reduvius which comes from the Latin meaning hangnail or remnant) is a large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. It includes assassin bugs (genera include Melanolestes, Platymeris, Pselliopus, Rasahus, Reduvius, Rhiginia, Sinea, Triatoma, and Zelus), wheel bugs (Arilus cristatus), and thread-legged bugs (the subfamily Emesinae, including the genus Emesaya). There are about 7000 species altogether, making it one of the largest families in the Hemiptera. [more]
At least 696 species and subspecies belong to the Family Reduviidae.
More info about the Family Reduviidae may be found here.
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