Harpactorinae

The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.

Tribes and genera

The genera of six tribes include:

Apiomerini

New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

• Agriocleptus StÃ¥l, 1866
• Agriocoris StÃ¥l, 1866
• Amauroclopius StÃ¥l, 1868
• Apiomerus Hahn, 1831
• Beharus Fabricius, 1803
• Calliclopius StÃ¥l, 1868
• Foucartus Berenger, 2006
• Heniartes Spinola, 1840
• Manicocoris Fabricius, 1787
• Micrauchenus Amyot & Servile, 1843
• Ponerobia Amyot & Serville, 1843
• Sphodrolestes StÃ¥l, 1866

Diaspidiini

African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959

• Cleontes StÃ¥l, 1874
• Diaspidius Westwood, 1837
• Rodhainiella Schouteden, 1913

Dicrotelini

Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including:

• type genus - Dicrotelus <small>Erichson, 1842</small>

Ectinoderini

Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859

• Amulius <small>StÃ¥l, 1866</small>
• Ectinoderus <small>Westwood, 1845</small>

Harpactorini

A partial list of genera in this tribe includes:

• Acholla <small>StÃ¥l, 1862</small>
• Arilus <small>Hahn, 1831</small>
• Atrachelus <small>Amyot and Serville, 1843</small>
• Castolus <small>StÃ¥l, 1858</small>
• Camptibia <small>Cai, 2003</small>
• Coranus <small>Curtis, 1833</small>
• Doldina <small>StÃ¥l, 1859</small>
• Euagoras <small>Burmeister, 1835</small>
• Eulyes <small> Amyot & Serville, 1843</small>
• Fitchia <small>StÃ¥l, 1859</small>
• Harpactor <small>Laporte, 1833</small>
• Harpactorella - monotypic Harpactorella frederici <small>Wygodzinsky, 1946</small>
• Heza <small>Amyot and Serville, 1843</small>
• Irantha <small>StÃ¥l, 1861</small>
• Liangcoris <small>Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007</small>
• Nagusta <small>StÃ¥l, 1859</small>
• Pahabengkakia <small>Miller, 1941</small>
• Pselliopus <small>Bergroth, 1905</small>
• Repipta <small>StÃ¥l, 1859</small>
• Rhynocoris <small>Hahn, 1834</small>
• Rocconota <small>StÃ¥l, 1859</small>
• Sinea <small>Amyot and Serville, 1843</small>
• Sphedanolestes <small>StÃ¥l</small>
• Sycanus <small>Amyot and Serville, 1843</small>
• Zelus <small>Fabricius, 1802</small>
• Zostus <small>StÃ¥l, 1874</small>

Rhaphidosomatini

(synonym: Rhaphidosomini <small>Distant, 1904</small>)

• Hoffmannocoris <small>China, 1940</small>
• Leptodema <small>De Carlini, 1892</small>
• Rhaphidosoma <small>Amyot & Serville, 1843</small>
• Vibertiola <small>Horvath, 1909</small> - southern Europe, NW Africa

Other Tribes

Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae)

• Phonolibes <small>StÃ¥l, 1854</small> - SE Africa
• Tegea (insect) <small>StÃ¥l, 1863</small> - Australia

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