Nabidae

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Nabidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
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Nabis rugosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
Family: Nabidae
Costa, 1853
Subfamilies

Nabinae
Prostemmatinae

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Nabis biformis
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Prostemma albimacula
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Himacerus apterus

The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. [1] 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. [2]

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Damsel bugs of the genus Nabis are the most common. They and other genera are most numerous in fields of legumes such as alfalfa, but they can be found in many other crops and in non-cultivated areas. They are yellow to tan in color and have large, bulbous eyes and stiltlike legs. They are generalist predators, catching almost any insect smaller than themselves, and cannibalizing each other when no other food is available. Several species have bitten humans. [3] Members of the subfamily Prostemmatinae reproduce by traumatic insemination. [4]

Genera

These 23 genera belong to the family Nabidae:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [5] c = Catalogue of Life, [6] g = GBIF, [7] b = Bugguide.net [8]

Evolutionary history

Several fossil genera have been attributed to the family, including Karanabis from the Upper Jurassic Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan, but it has subsequently been assigned to other families. The earliest definitive record of the family is Cretanazgul from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar, belonging to the subfamily Prostemmatinae. [4]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pentatomoidea</span> Superfamily of true bugs

The Pentatomoidea are a superfamily of insects in the Heteroptera suborder of the Hemiptera order. As Hemiptera, they share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. The roughly 7000 species under Pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families. Among these are the stink bugs and shield bugs, jewel bugs, giant shield bugs, and burrower bugs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miridae</span> Family of true bugs

The Miridae are a large and diverse insect family at one time known by the taxonomic synonym Capsidae. Species in the family may be referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs belonging to the suborder Heteroptera; it includes over 10,000 known species, and new ones are being described constantly. Most widely known mirids are species that are notorious agricultural pests that pierce plant tissues, feed on the sap, and sometimes transmit viral plant diseases. Some species however, are predatory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cimicomorpha</span> Order of true bugs

The Cimicomorpha are an infraorder of insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs. The rostrum and other morphology of all members apparently is adapted to feeding on animals as their prey or hosts. Members include bed bugs, bat bugs, assassin bugs, and pirate bugs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lygaeoidea</span> Superfamily of true bugs

The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily of true bugs, containing seed bugs and allies, in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 families and more than 4,600 described species in Lygaeoidea, found worldwide. Most feed on seeds or sap, but a few are predators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lygaeidae</span> Family of true bugs

The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera, with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on seeds, some feed on sap (mucivory) or seed pods, others are omnivores and a few, such as the wekiu bug, are carnivores that feed exclusively on insects. Insects in this family are distributed across the world. The family was vastly larger, but numerous former subfamilies have been removed and given independent family status, including the Artheneidae, Blissidae, Cryptorhamphidae, Cymidae, Geocoridae, Heterogastridae, Ninidae, Oxycarenidae and Rhyparochromidae, which together constituted well over half of the former family.

<i>Nabis limbatus</i> Species of true bug

Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe. It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea. It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe, it is found only in the central uplands.

<i>Nabis</i> (genus) Genus of true bugs

Nabis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schizopteridae</span> Family of true bugs

Schizopteridae is the largest family in the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha and comprises 56 genera and approximately 255 species. Schizopterids are some of the smallest (0.5–2.0 mm) true bugs. Members of this family can be distinguished by their small size, enlarged forecoxae and varying degree of abdominal and genitalic asymmetry in males. Schizopteridae exhibit a wide range of simple and complex wing venation patterns. The group is currently divided into three subfamilies: Schizopterinae, Ogeriinae and Hypselosomatinae.

<i>Tytthus</i> Genus of true bugs

Tytthus is a genus of insects in family Miridae, the plant bugs. They are carnivorous, feeding upon the eggs of various planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, and thus are important in the biological control of pests. The genus is distributed throughout the Holarctic of the Northern Hemisphere, but species are also found in the tropics, in China, South America, Australia, and the Indo-Pacific.

Arbela elegantula is a species of African damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prostemmatinae</span> Subfamily of true bugs

Prostemmatinae is a subfamily of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxycarenidae</span> Family of true bugs

Oxycarenidae is a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are more than 20 genera and 140 described species in Oxycarenidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Halticini</span> Tribe of true bugs

Halticini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carpocorini</span> Tribe of true bugs

Carpocorini is a tribe of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are more than 100 genera in Carpocorini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eccritotarsini</span> Tribe of true bugs

Eccritotarsini is a tribe of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are about 14 genera and at least 40 described species in Eccritotarsini.

<i>Proba</i> (bug) Genus of true bugs

Proba is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 20 described species in Proba.

<i>Lasiomerus</i> Genus of true bugs

Lasiomerus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least four described species in Lasiomerus.

<i>Hoplistoscelis</i> Genus of true bugs

Hoplistoscelis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in Hoplistoscelis.

Metatropiphorus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least four described species in Metatropiphorus.

Pagasa is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about 11 described species in Pagasa.

References

  1. ↑ Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2014. Contribution to the knowledgment of the Nabis punctipennis Blanchard, 1852 complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia , 42(1): 63-69
  2. ↑ Braman, S. K. 2000. Damsel bugs (Nabidae). Pp. 639–656. In: Schaefer C. W. & Panizzi A. R. (eds.): Heteroptera of Economic Importance. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  3. ↑ Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2011. A human case of bitting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemíptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 51(2): 407-409.
  4. 1 2 Garrouste, Romain; Schubnel, Thomas; Huang, Diying; Azar, Dany; Cai, Chenyang; Nel, André (April 2020). "Sexual conflict during Mesozoic: The first Cretaceous damsel bug in Burmese amber (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae)" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 108: 104344. Bibcode:2020CrRes.10804344G. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104344 .
  5. ↑ "Nabidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Browse Nabidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Nabidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  8. ↑ "Nabidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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