Stenolemus

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Stenolemus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Tribe: Emesini
Genus: Stenolemus
Signoret, 1858

Stenolemus is a genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). [1] [2] Species of this genus are noted for preying on spiders. [3]

Species

There are many species in the genus Stenolemus, including:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [7]

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References

  1. Dimitri Forero (2006). "New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1107: 1–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-28.
  2. Dunston Ambrose (2006). "A checklist of Indian assassin bugs (Insect: Hempitera: Reduviidae) with taxonomic status, distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. 21 (9): 2406.
  3. Anne E. Wignall & Phillip W. Taylor (2008). "Biology and life history of the araneophagic assassin bug Stenolemus bituberus including a morphometric analysis of the instars (Heteroptera, Reduviidae)" (PDF). Journal of Natural History . 42 (1–2): 59–76. doi:10.1080/00222930701825150.
  4. "Stenolemus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. "Browse Stenolemus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. "Stenolemus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  7. "Stenolemus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.