The Reduviinae are a subfamily of the reduviid assassin bugs.[1][2] Many members of the subfamily are nocturnal and their lifecycles are generally poorly known. This subfamily is suspected not to be monophyletic.

Reduviinae
Reduvius personatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Reduviinae
Latreille, 1807

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References edit

  1. ^ Tadashi Ishikawa, Wanzhi Cai and Masaaki Tomokuni. "A Revision of the Japanese Species of the Subfamily Reduviinae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)" (PDF). Species Diversity, 2005, 10, 269–288. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-11.
  2. ^ Masaaki Tomokuni, Wanzhi Cai (2002). "Three new species of Tiarodes Burmeister (Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Reduviinae) from the Philippines and Malaysia". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 49 (2): 213–219. doi:10.1002/mmnd.20020490206.
  3. ^ Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.; Baena, Manuel; Grillo, Horacio (2013). "Berengeria Gil-Santana & Coletto-Silva, a junior synonym of Ectrichodiella Fracker & Bruner, with new records and taxonomic notes on Ectrichodiinae from Brazil, and with keys to Ectrichodiinae and Reduviinae genera of the New World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)". Zootaxa. 3652 (1). Magnolia Press, Auckland, New Zealand: 60–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3652.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.

Further reading edit

  • Bellows, T.S. and Fisher T.W. (1999) Handbook of Biological Control: Principles and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego, California, ISBN 978-0-12-257305-7