Saicinae is a subfamily of the family Reduviidae, or the assassin bugs.[1]

Saicinae
Saica rubripes Champion, 1899
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Saicinae
Stål, 1859
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Genera

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The taxonomic position of the genus Saicella Usinger, 1958 is uncertain, with characters similar to both the subfamilies Saicinae and Emesinae.

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References

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  1. ^ Gil-Santana, H. R., Gouveia, F. B. P., & Zeraik, S. O. "Tagalis evavilmae sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Saicinae), an inhabitant of birds' nests in Amazonas, Brazil with taxonomical notes and a key to the species of Tagalis Stål." Zootaxa 2721 (2010): 1-14.