Stenopodainae
| Stenopodainae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Canthesancus sp. (India) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenopodainae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
Stenopodainae is a subfamily of the reduviid (assassin bugs). Many species of this subfamily are endemic to tropical rainforests, and some smear their forelegs with sticky, plant-derived resin, to aid in prey capture.[1]
partial list of Genera
- Apronius Stål
- Aulacogenia Stål, 1870
- Bardesanes Distant, 1909
- Canthesancus Amyot and Serville, 1843
- Caunus Stål, 1865
- Duriocoris Miller, 1940
- Hemisastrapada Livingstone and Ravichandran, 1988
- Kumaonocoris Miller 1952
- Neoklugia Distant 1919
- Neothodelmus Distant 1919
- Oncocephalus Klug 1830
- Pygolampis Germar 1817
- Sastrapada Amyot and Serville, 1843
- Staccia Stål, 1865
- Streptophorocoris Miller 1957
- Thodelmus Stål, 1859
References
- ↑ Dunston Ambrose (2006). "A checklist of Indian assassin bugs (Insect: Hempitera: Reduviidae) with taxonomic status, distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics". Zoos' print journal 21(9): 2406.