| Hoplistoscelis sericans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nabidae |
| Tribe: | Nabini |
| Genus: | Hoplistoscelis |
| Species: | H. sericans |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplistoscelis sericans (Reuter, 1872) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Hoplistoscelis sericans is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Oligomerus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 18 described species in Oligomerus.
Mordellistena sericans is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Fall in 1907.
Irbisia is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 described species in Irbisia. These black insects are 5–8 mm in length. They are also called black grass bugs as they are common in spring grasses.
Rhantus sericans is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America.
Irbisia sericans is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Hoplistoscelis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in Hoplistoscelis.
Heza is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are more than 30 described species in Heza found in the Americas.
Oligomerus sericans is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Mixogaster breviventris is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Dendrobiella sericans is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Dendrobiella is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about seven described species in Dendrobiella.
Epicauta sericans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Chrysotoxum chinook is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Aradus funestus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Pilophorus tibialis is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Aradus depictus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Heterhelus sericans is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in North America.
Heterhelus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are at least four described species in Heterhelus.
Augyles is a genus of variegated mud-loving beetles belonging to the family Heteroceridae. The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution
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