Brontostoma
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| Genus: | Brontostoma Kirkaldy, 1904
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Brontostoma is a neotropical genus in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae of Reduviidae (assassin bugs).[1] About 20 species have been described.[2] These species are brightly colored with reds and oranges, and like all members of the Ectrichodiinae, specialize on millipede prey.[3]
Partial list of species
- Brontostoma bahiensis Gil-Santana 2004[4]
- Brontostoma deferreri
- Brontostoma discus Burmeister, 1835
- Brontostoma diringshofeni
- Brontostoma notatum
- Brontostoma rubrum
- Brontostoma sanguinosum Stål, 1872
- Brontostoma trux
References
- ^ Dimitri Forero (2006). "New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries" (PDF). Zootaxa 1107: 1–47 (2006).
- ^ Helcio R. Gil-Santana; Manuel Baena. "Two new species of Brontostoma Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae) from Bolivia, with description of the male genitalia of two other species of the genus, and description of the female of B. doughertyae Gil-Santana, Lopes, Marques & Jurberg" (PDF). Zootaxa 1979: 41–52 (2009).
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ H. Gil-Santana. "The Myriapoda (Millipedes, Centipedes) Featuring the North American Fauna".
- ^ Hélcio R. Gil-Santana; Luiz A.A. Costa; Oton Meira Marques. "Brontostoma bahiensis sp. nov. of Ectrichodiinae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae) from the State of Bahia, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia vol.21 no.1 Curitiba Mar. 2004.