Stenopodainae | |
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Canthesancus sp. (India) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: |
Stenopodainae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
The Stenopodainae are a subfamily of Reduviidae (assassin bugs). Many species of this subfamily are endemic to tropical rainforests, and some smear their fore legs with sticky, plant-derived resin, to aid in prey capture. [1]
These 22 genera belong to the subfamily Stenopodainae:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5] a = Ambrose 2006 [6]