The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents.
Tribes and genera The genera of six tribes include: Apiomerini
New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 Agriocleptus Stål, 1866 Agriocoris Stål, 1866 Amauroclopius Stål, 1868 Apiomerus Hahn, 1831 Beharus Fabricius, 1803 Calliclopius Stål, 1868 Foucartus Berenger, 2006 Heniartes Spinola, 1840 Manicocoris Fabricius, 1787 Micrauchenus Amyot & Servile, 1843 Ponerobia Amyot & Serville, 1843 Sphodrolestes Stål, 1866
Diaspidiini African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959 Cleontes Stål, 1874 Diaspidius Westwood, 1837 Rodhainiella Schouteden, 1913
Dicrotelini Asia, Australia; auth. Stål, 1859. Approximately 13 genera including: type genus - Dicrotelus Erichson, 1842
Ectinoderini Oriental resin bugs: auth. Stål, 1859
Amulius Stål, 1866 Ectinoderus Westwood, 1845
Harpactorini
A partial list of genera in this tribe includes: Acholla Stål, 1862 Arilus Hahn, 1831 Atrachelus Amyot and Serville, 1843 Castolus Stål, 1858 Camptibia Cai, 2003 Coranus Curtis, 1833 Doldina Stål, 1859 Euagoras Burmeister, 1835 Eulyes Amyot & Serville, 1843 Fitchia Stål, 1859 Harpactor Laporte, 1833 Harpactorella - monotypic Harpactorella frederici Wygodzinsky, 1946 Heza Amyot and Serville, 1843 Irantha Stål, 1861 Liangcoris Zhao, Cai & Ren, 2007 Nagusta Stål, 1859 Pahabengkakia Miller, 1941 Pselliopus Bergroth, 1905 Repipta Stål, 1859 Rhynocoris Hahn, 1834 Rocconota Stål, 1859 Sinea Amyot and Serville, 1843 Sphedanolestes Stål Sycanus Amyot and Serville, 1843 Zelus Fabricius, 1802 Zostus Stål, 1874
Rhaphidosomatini (synonym: Rhaphidosomini Distant, 1904)
Hoffmannocoris China, 1940 Leptodema De Carlini, 1892 Rhaphidosoma Amyot & Serville, 1843 Vibertiola Horvath, 1909 - southern Europe, NW Africa
Other Tribes Tegeini (sometimes placed as subfamily Tegeinae) Phonolibes Stål, 1854 - SE Africa Tegea (insect) Stål, 1863 - Australia
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