| Harpactorinae | |
|---|---|
| Arilus cristatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactorinae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
| Tribes | |
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Apiomerini |
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Harpactorinae is a large subfamily of the reduviid (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2000 species worldwide have been described. (Putshkov & Putshkov 1985; Maldonado-Capriles 1990)[1] Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea and Apiomerus are of interest as natural enemies of crop pests.[2]