Arbela | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Nabidae |
Genus: | Arbela Stål, 1866 [1] |
Arbela is a genus of bugs in the family Nabidae.
There are presently approx. 20 species in this genus, most of them from the Oriental region and 3 species from Africa.
Some species of this genus are: [2]
The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests.
Rhamphocoris is an Asian and Australian genus of bugs in the family Nabidae, subfamily Prostemmatinae and tribe Phorticini.
Nabis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae.
Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers or spittlebugs. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha. A 2023 phylogenetic study of the family suggested the elevation of subfamily Ischnorhininae to full family status as Ischnorhinidae, leaving a monophyletic Cercopinae.
Adelphocoris is a genus of capsid bugs in the tribe Mirini. It is part of a genus group that now includes Creontiades, Megacoelum and Pseudomegacoelum.
Arbela elegantula is a species of African damsel bug in the family Nabidae.
Coranus is a genus of assassin bugs in the tribe Harpactorini.
Cymus is a genus of true bugs in the family Cymidae. There are at least 40 described species in Cymus.
Lygaeus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are more than 60 described species in Lygaeus.
Hoplistoscelis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in Hoplistoscelis.
Phorticus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in Phorticus.
Metatropiphorus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least four described species in Metatropiphorus.
Exitianus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are more than 50 described species in Exitianus.
Pagasa is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about 11 described species in Pagasa.
Dictyophara is the type genus of planthoppers belonging to the family Dictyopharidae and tribe Dictyopharini, containing five subgenera. The scientific genus name Dictyophara derives from the Greek and can be translated "who wears a net".
Prostemma is a genus of bugs in the family Nabidae, subfamily Prostemmatinae and tribe Prostemmatini.
Cyllecoris is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Miridae. The species of this genus are found in Europe.
The Mictini are a tribe of leaf-footed bugs, in the subfamily Coreinae erected by Amyot & Serville in 1843. Genera are distributed from Africa to South-East Asia.