Harpactorinae

Harpactorinae
	Arilus cristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Infraorder:	Cimicomorpha
Superfamily:	Reduvioidea
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Harpactorinae; Amyot and Serville, 1843
Tribes
	Apiomerini; Harpactorini; Ectinoderini;

The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described.^[1] Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.^[2]

Partial list of genera

Acholla Stål, 1862
Apiomerus
Arilus Hahn, 1831
Atrachelus Amyot and Serville, 1843
Castolus Stål, 1858
Camptibia Cai, 2003
Coranus Curtis, 1833
Doldina Stål, 1859
Euagoras
Eulyes Amyot & Serville, 1843
Fitchia Stål, 1859
Heza Amyot and Serville, 1843
Iocorus
Irantha Stål, 1861
Liangcoris Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007
Pahabengkakia
Pselliopus Bergroth, 1905
Repipta Stål, 1859
Rhynocoris Hahn, 1834
Rocconota Stål, 1859
Sinea Amyot and Serville, 1843
Sphedanolestes Stål
Sycanus Amyot and Serville, 1843
Zelus Fabricius, 1802

References

^ Ping Zhao, Zhaohui Luo & Wanzhi Cai. "Iocoris nodulifemoralis, a new genus and new species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa: 10 Jun 2009.
^ Weirauch, C. "Biological control in pest management system of plants".

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[1] Ping Zhao, Zhaohui Luo & Wanzhi Cai. "Iocoris nodulifemoralis, a new genus and new species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from China" (PDF). Zootaxa: 10 Jun 2009.

[2] Weirauch, C. "Biological control in pest management system of plants".

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