Harpactorinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Cimicomorpha
Superfamilia: Reduvioidea

Familia: Reduviidae
Subfamilia: Harpactorinae
Tribus: Apiomerini - Diaspidiini - Dicrotelini - Ectinoderini - Harpactorini - Rhaphidosomatini
Overview of genera

Acanthiscium - Acholla - Agriolestes - Agriosphodrus - Amphibolus - Aphonocoris - Apiomerus - Aprepolestes - Arcesius - Arilus - Arrilpecoris - Astinus - Atrachelus - Australcmena - Austrarcesius - Austrovelinus - Barlireduvius - Bocatella – Callilestes - Callistodema - Campsolomus - Camptibia – Cargasdama - Castolus - Catasphactes - Coilopus - Coranopsis - Coranus - Cosmolestes - Cydnocoris -Dalytra - Dicrotelus - Doldina - Elemacoris - Endochus - Epidaus - Euagoras - Eulyes - Fitchia - Flexitibia – Gattonocoris - Gminatellus - Gminatus - Gorareduvius - Havinthus - Hediocoris - Helonotus - Henricohahnia - Heza - Hiranetis - Homalosphodrus - Hsiaotycoris - Iocoris - Ischnolestes - Ischnonyctes - Isyndus - Karlacoris - Kibatia - Liangcoris - Macracanthopsis - Maldonadocoris - Margasus - Myocoris - Myrmicella – Nacurosana - Nagusta - Narsetes - Neohavinthus - Neoveledella - Nicrus - Notocyrtus - Nyllius - Orgetorixa - Panthous - Pantoleistes - Paramphibolus - Paranyllius - Parasclomina – Parasinea – Peprius - Peyrierocoris – Phemius - Phonoctonus - Piestolestes - Pirnonota - Platerus - Pnirsus - Poecilobdallus - Poecilosphodrus - Polididus - Pristhesancus - Pronozelus – Pselliopus - Repipta - Rhynocoris - Rihirbus - Rocconota - Sava - Saxitius - Scipinia - Sclomina - Sinea - Sminthus - Sphagiastes - Sphedanolestes - Sycanus - Tiarodes - Trachylestes - Undiareduvius - Vachiria - Vadimon - Veledella - Vesbius - Vibertiola - Villanovanus - Vitumnus - Yolinus - Zavattariocoris - Zelus
Name

Harpactorinae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
Type genus: Harpactor Laporte, 1833

References

Ambrose, D.P.; Lenin, E.A.; Kiruba, D.A. 2014: Intrageneric phylogenetics based on mitochondrial DNA variation among fifteen harpactorine assassin bugs with four ecotypes and three morphs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae). Zootaxa 3779(5): 540–550. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3779.5.4 Reference page.
Amyot, J.B. & Audinet-Serville, J.G. 1843. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hémiptères. 657 pp. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. BHL Reference page.
Chłond, D.; Junkiert, L. 2010: Peyrierocoris a new genus of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa, 2487: 33–42. Preview
Gil-Santana, H.R.; Forero, D. 2009: A new species of Notocyrtus, a new synonym of Coilopus, and new records and notes on other Harpactorini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from South America. Zootaxa, 2148: 55–67. Abstract & excerpt
Gil-Santana, H.R.; Forero, D. 2010: Taxonomical and biological notes on Neotropical Apiomerini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae). Zootaxa, 2331: 57–68. Preview
Gao, F., Zhao, P., Webb, M. & Cai, W.Z. 2015: A taxonomic review of the polymorphic assassin bug genus Rihirbus Stål (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae). Zootaxa 3963(4): 502–516. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.4.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Lam, T.X., Cai, W.Z., Tomokuni, M. & Ishikawa, T. 2015: The assassin bug subfamily Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam: an annotated checklist of species. Zootaxa 3931(1): 101–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.1.7. Reference page.
Kaur, R.; Kaur, H. 2013: Chromosomes and their meiotic behavior in twelve species of the subfamily Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from north India. Zootaxa 3694(4): 358–366. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.4.4 Reference page.
Malipatil, M.B., Kwak, M.L. & Gunawardene, N.R. 2016. A revision of the Australian genus Trachylestes with the description of two new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae). Zootaxa 4105(1): 88–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.1.4 Reference page.
Swanson, D.R. 2017. Five new replacement names in Reduviidae (Heteroptera). Zootaxa 4341(2): 291–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.2.12. Reference page.
Zhao, P.; Luo, Z.; Cai, W. 2009: Iocoris nodulifemoralis, a new genus and new species of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from China. Zootaxa, 2129: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt
Zhao, P., Ren, S-Z., Wang, B-H. & Cai, W-Z. 2015: A new species of the genus Sphedanolestes Stål 1866 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from China, with a key to Chinese species. Zootaxa 3985(4): 591–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.4.8. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Chłond, D.; Baňař, P. 2013: Myrmicella, a new genus of Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa 3718(5): 483–495. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.5.5 Reference page.

Additional references

Gil-Santana, H.R. 2016. First description of the male of Hiranetis atra Stål and new country records, with taxonomic notes on other species of Hiranetis Spinola (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae). ZooKeys 605: 91–111. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.605.8797. Reference page.

Links

Reduviidae.de

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]
Contents

1 Tribes and genera
1.1 Apiomerini
1.2 Diaspidiini
1.3 Dicrotelini
1.4 Ectinoderini
1.5 Harpactorini
1.6 Rhaphidosomatini
1.7 Other Tribes
2 References

Tribes and genera

The genera of six tribes include:
Apiomerini
Apiomerus spissipes

New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Agriocleptus Stål, 1866
Agriocoris Stål, 1866
Amauroclopius Stål, 1868
Apiomerus Hahn, 1831
Beharus Fabricius, 1803
Calliclopius Stål, 1868
Foucartus Berenger, 2006
Heniartes Spinola, 1840
Manicocoris Fabricius, 1787
Micrauchenus Amyot & Servile, 1843
Ponerobia Amyot & Serville, 1843
Sphodrolestes Stål, 1866

Diaspidiini

African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959

Cleontes Stål, 1874
Diaspidius Westwood, 1837
Rodhainiella Schouteden, 1913

Dicrotelini

Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including:

type genus - Dicrotelus Erichson, 1842

Ectinoderini

Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859
Ectinoderus sp. on Dipterocarpus gum

Amulius Stål, 1866
Ectinoderus Westwood, 1845

Harpactorini
Arilus cristatus: the "wheel bug"
Rhynocoris rubricus

A partial list of genera in this tribe includes:

Acholla Stål, 1862
Arilus Hahn, 1831
Atrachelus Amyot and Serville, 1843
Castolus Stål, 1858
Camptibia Cai, 2003
Coranus Curtis, 1833
Doldina Stål, 1859
Euagoras Burmeister, 1835
Eulyes Amyot & Serville, 1843
Fitchia Stål, 1859
Harpactor Laporte, 1833
Harpactorella - monotypic Harpactorella frederici Wygodzinsky, 1946
Heza Amyot and Serville, 1843
Irantha Stål, 1861
Liangcoris Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007
Nagusta Stål, 1859
Pahabengkakia Miller, 1941
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
Zostus Stål, 1874

Rhaphidosomatini

(synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904)
Vibertiola cinerea

Hoffmannocoris China, 1940
Leptodema De Carlini, 1892
Rhaphidosoma Amyot & Serville, 1843
Vibertiola Horvath, 1909 - southern Europe, NW Africa

Other Tribes

Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae)

Phonolibes Stål, 1854 - SE Africa
Tegea (insect) Stål, 1863 - Australia

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".