The Ectrichodiinae are a subfamily of assassin bugs (Reduviidae) known for specializing on millipedes as prey. The group comprises more than 600 species in about 115 genera, making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.
Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and hunt at night.
Females have wing reduction and or/ extreme sexual dimorphism.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae:
Tribe Abelocephalini <small>Forthman and Weirauch, 2017</small>
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Tribe Ectrichodiini <small>Amyot and Serville, 1843</small>
- Adrania <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Afrocastra <small>Breddin, 1903</small>
- Antiopula <small>Bergroth, 1863</small>
- Antiopuloides <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Audernaculus <small>Miller, 1941</small>
- Audernacus <small>Distant, 1904</small>
- Austrokatanga <small>Weirauch, Rabitsch and Rédei, 2009</small>
- Bannania <small>Hsiao, 1973</small>
- Bayerus <small>Distant, 1904</small>
- Bergeviniella <small>Villiers, 1948</small>
- Borgmeierina <small>Wygodzinsky, 1949</small>
- Brisbanocoris <small>Miller, 1957</small>
- Brontostoma <small>Kirkaldy, 1904</small>
- Caecina <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Caloundranius <small>Miller, 1957</small>
- Centraspis <small>Schaum in Peters and Schaum, 1853</small>
- Centropleurocoris <small>Miller, 1955</small>
- Choucoris <small>Cai in Cai, Yan and Chen, 2000</small>
- Cimbus <small>Hahn, 1831</small>
- Cleptria <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1853</small>
- Colastocoris <small>Miller, 1959</small>
- Cricetopareis <small>Breddin, 1903</small>
- Cryptonannus <small>Dougherty, 1995</small>
- Daraxa <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Distirogaster <small>Horváth, 1914</small>
- Dithectocoris <small>Swanson, 2017</small>
- Ditulocoris <small>Miller, 1955</small>
- Doblepardocoris <small>Dougherty, 1995</small>
- Dystecta <small>Breddin, 1901</small>
- Ectrichodia <small>Lepeletier and Serville, 1825</small>
- Ectrychotes <small>Burmeister, 1835</small>
- Ectrychotoides <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Gibbosella <small>Chlond, 2010</small>
- Glymmatophora <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1853</small>
- Guionius <small>Distant, 1909</small>
- Haematoloecha <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1874</small>
- Haematorrhophus <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1874</small>
- Hemihaematorrhophus <small>Murugan and Livingstone, 1995</small>
- Hexamerocerus <small>Reuter, 1881</small>
- Idiocleptria <small>Miller, 1956</small>
- Kasaka <small>Schouteden, 1952</small>
- Katanga <small>Schouteden, 1903</small>
- Labidocoris <small>Mayr, 1865</small>
- Lamprogastocoris <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Leptomendis <small>Breddin, 1903</small>
- Libaviellus <small>Miller, 1941</small>
- Libavius <small>Distant, 1904</small>
- Libyomendis <small>Breddin, 1903</small>
- Luluacoris <small>Villiers, 1972</small>
- Lyramna <small>Breddin, 1900 </small>
- Maraenaspis <small>Karsch, 1892 </small>
- Margacoris <small>D. J. Carpintero, 1980 </small>
- Marojejycoris <small>Forthman, Chlond and Weirauch, 2016 </small>
- Mascaregnasa <small>Distant, 1909</small>
- Menbyolidis <small>Villiers, 1948</small>
- Mendis <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Mendola <small>Breddin, 1900</small>
- Microsanta <small>Breddin, 1903</small>
- Microstemmatodes <small>Putshkov, 1985</small>
- Microstemmella <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Microstemmidea <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Mimocleptria <small>Horváth, 1914</small>
- Miomerocerus <small>Karsch, 1892</small>
- Nannocleptria <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Nebriscoides <small>Miller, 1957</small>
- Nebriscus <small>Bergroth, 1895</small>
- Neobayerus <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Neohaematorrhophus <small>Ambrose and Livingstone, 1986</small>
- Neolibavius <small>Miller, 1941</small>
- Neosantosia <small>Miller, 1941</small>
- Neoscadra <small>Miller, 1941</small>
- Neoscadroides <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Neozirta <small>Distant, 1919</small>
- Nularda <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Okondo <small>Schouteden, 1931</small>
- Paracleptria <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Paralibavius <small>Paiva, 1919</small>
- Parascadra <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Paravilius <small>Miller, 1955</small>
- Philodoxus <small>Horváth, 1914</small>
- Pothea <small>Amyot and Serville, 1843</small>
- Preangerocoris <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Pseudodaraxa <small>D. J. Carpintero, 1980</small>
- Pseudopothea <small>Wygodzinsky, 1951</small>
- Pseudozirta <small>Bérenger and Gil-Santana, 2005</small>
- Pyrodocoris <small>Miller, 1955</small>
- Quercetanus <small>Distant, 1904</small>
- Quinssyana <small>Distant, 1913</small>
- Racelda <small>Signoret, 1863</small>
- Rellimocoris <small>Dougherty, 1982</small>
- Rhiginia <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Rhysostethus <small>Hsiao, 1973</small>
- Rochonia <small>Distant, 1913</small>
- Santosia <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1858</small>
- Scadra <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Scadrana <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Schmitzicoris <small>Villiers, 1976</small>
- Schottus <small>Distant, 1902</small>
- Schuhella <small>Dougherty, 1995</small>
- Sciaphilocoris <small>Miller, 1949</small>
- Sinchocoris <small>Dougherty, 1995</small>
- Sphinctocoris <small>Mayr, 1865</small>
- Synavecoris <small>Villiers, 1968</small>
- Synectrychotes <small>Livingstone and Murugan, 1987</small>
- Tamaonia <small>China, 1940</small>
- Tanindrazanus <small>Forthman, Chlond and Weirauch, 2016</small>
- Tasmanocoris <small>Miller, 1952</small>
- Toliarus <small>Forthman, Chlond and Weirauch, 2016</small>
- Toxopeusiana <small>Miller, 1954</small>
- Toxopus <small>Bergroth, 1905</small>
- Tracasafra <small>Villiers, 1948</small>
- Travassocoris <small>Wygodzinsky, 1947</small>
- Triclepola <small>Villiers, 1948</small>
- Vilius <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1863</small>
- Wygodzinskyocoris <small>Dougherty, 1995</small>
- Xarada <small>D. J. Carpintero, 1980</small>
- Xenorhyncocoris <small>Miller, 1938</small>
- Zirta <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small>
- Zombocoris <small>Miller, 1952</small>
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Tribe Tribelocephalini <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1862</small>
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Tribe Tribelocodiini <small>Forthman and Weirauch, 2017</small>
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Tribe Xenocaucini <small>Maldonado, 1996</small>
- Xenocaucus <small>China and Usinger, 1949 </small>
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