18/07/2024
A revised classification of the assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) based on combined analysis of phylogenomic and morphological data
Systematic Entomology
https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12646
Fig. 1. Assassin bug diversity and examples of unique morphological and behavioural adaptations found across the family. (a) Holoptilinae: Ptilocnemus femoralis Horváth (© Martin Lagerwey, Australia); (b) Phymatinae: Phymata americana Melin male mate guarding female (© Marie-Lise Beaudin, Canada); (c) Peiratinae: Rasahus arcuiger (Stål) (© sandralamberts, Peru); (d) Psophidinae stat. nov.: Korinchocoris insolitus Miller (© Joshua Wong, Singapore); (e) Ectrichodiinae: nr. Ectrichodia Lepeletier and Serville communal feeding of adults and nymphs on a millipede (© Nick Ramsey, Equatorial Guinea); (f) Emesinae: Ghilianella sp. Spinola (© Thomas Shahan, Belize); (g) Stenopodainae (© Damien Brouste, New Caledonia); (h) Triatominae sensu nov.: Zelurini trib. nov.: Zelurus festivus (Stål) (© sandralamberts, Peru); (i) Triatominae sensu nov.: Rhodniini: Rhodnius sp. Stål nymph engorged on blood-meal (© César Favacho); (j) Phimophorinae sensu nov.: Physoderes sp. Westwood (© Nick Porch, Republic of Mauritius); (k) Harpactorinae sensu nov.: Ectinoderini: Amulius sp. Stål forelegs coated with resin (© Julius Simonelli, Indonesia); (l) Harpactorinae sensu nov.: Bactrodini stat. nov.: Bactrodes sp. Stål (© Stephen_WV, Brazil), (m) Reduviinae sensu nov.: Reduviini stat. nov., sensu nov.: Reduvius sonoraensis Usinger (© James Bailey, USA); (n) Reduviinae sensu nov.: Acanthaspidini stat. nov., sensu nov.: Inara flavopicta Stål nymph with co**se backpack (© budak, Singapore); (o) Reduviinae sensu nov.: Salyavatini stat. nov.: Salyavata macmahanae van Doesburg and Brailovsky (© Tom Murray, Honduras).
