Arilus | |
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Arilus cristatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: | Harpactorinae |
Tribe: | Harpactorini |
Genus: |
Arilus Hahn, 1831 |
Arilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum, [1] [2] [3] is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas. [4] Arilus is a generalist predator of insects. [2]
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.
Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus: [5]
Three additional species originally described in the genus are currently incertae sedis. [5]