| Ectrichodiinae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectrichodiinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 |
Ectrichodiinae is a subfamily of the reduviid (assassin bugs). Members of the subfamily are known for specializing on diplopods (millipedes).[1] The group comprises more than 600 species in about 115 genera (Maldonado 1990), making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.[2]
Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and prey at night.[3]