Ghilianella is a genus of true bug in the subfamily Emesinae. Fifty-eight species have been described, with a distribution from Guatemala to Brazil. The linear form of the species in this genus allow the young larvae to be carried about by the mother or perhaps the father. The larvae of the young can curl around the parent's thorax.
Ghilianella mirabilis is a species of true bug found in the Amazon basin.
Stenolemus is a genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Species of this genus are noted for preying on spiders.
Polauchenia is a genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Only five species have been described.
Phasmatocoris is a little-known genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Fourteen species have been described, including 3 from Colombia.
Richard Charles Froeschner was an American entomologist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He married Elsie Herbold Froeschner, a scientific illustrator, on October 6, 1940. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
The Ectrichodiinae are a subfamily of assassin bugs (Reduviidae) known for specializing on millipedes as prey. The group comprises more than 600 species in about 115 genera, making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.
Brontostoma is a neotropical genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. About 20 species have been described. These species are brightly colored with reds and oranges, and like all members of the Ectrichodiinae, specialize on millipede prey.
Emesa is a small genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Only four species have been described.
Phasmatocoris spectrum is a thread-legged bug species from the genus Phasmatocoris. It is found in South America, having been recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, and Venezuela. The Colombia record was taken from a “Palma Real” tree in the forest interior. Phasmatocoris papei sp. nov. is described from French Guiana based on two male specimens. Short taxonomical notes on Phasmatocoris praecellens and Ph. spectrum Breddin, 1904 are provided. An updated key to the species of Phasmatocoris Breddin, 1904 is presented.
Polauchenia protentor is a species of thread-legged bug (Emesinae), recorded from Panama and a Colombian tropical dry forest on the Caribbean coast.
Agriocleptus is a small genus of assassin bugs.
Agriocoris is a monotypic genus of assassin bugs, containing a single species, Agriocoris flavipes. It is widely distributed throughout Central and South America.
Amauroclopius is a small genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.
Amauroclopius ornatus is an assassin bug that is thought to prey upon bees. A. ornatus is associated with the cativo tree of Colombia.
Beharus is a monotypic genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. Its one described species, B. cylindripes, is found in South America, though not restricted to the Amazon basin.
Heniartes is a large genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae; 32 species have been described, all from South America.
Cosmoclopius is a genus of South American assassin bugs, in the subfamily Harpactorinae.
The Reduviinae are a subfamily of the reduviid assassin bugs. Many members of the subfamily are nocturnal and their lifecycles are generally poorly known. This subfamily is suspected not to be monophyletic.
Bactrodes is a genus of reduviids. All known species are from South America.
