Stenopodainae

Stenopodainae
Canthesancus sp. (India)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Stenopodainae
Amyot and Serville, 1843
Stenopoda spinulosa
Oncocephalus

The Stenopodainae are a subfamily of Reduviidae (assassin bugs). Many species of this subfamily are endemic to tropical rainforests, and some smear their fore legs with sticky, plant-derived resin, to aid in prey capture.[1]

Genera[edit]

These 22 genera belong to the subfamily Stenopodainae:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5] a = Ambrose 2006[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dunston Ambrose (2006). "A checklist of Indian assassin bugs (Insect: Hempitera: Reduviidae) with taxonomic status, distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. 21 (9): 2406.
  2. ^ "Stenopodainae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "Stenopodainae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ^ Dunston Ambrose (2006). "A checklist of Indian assassin bugs (Insect: Hempitera: Reduviidae) with taxonomic status, distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. 21 (9): 2406.