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,(Maldonado 1990), making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.
Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and hunt at night.
Females have wing reduction and or/ extreme sexual dimorphism.
Genera The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae:
Tribe Abelocephalini Forthman and Weirauch, 2017 Abelocephala Maldonado, 1996 Afrodecius Jeannel, 1919 Apocaucus Distant, 1909 Enigmocephala Rédei, 2007 Gastrogyrus Bergroth, 1921 Homognetus Bergroth, 1923 Matangocoris Miller, 1940 Megapocaucus Miller, 1954
Tribe Ectrichodiini Amyot and Serville, 1843 Adrania Stål, 1863 Afrocastra Breddin, 1903 Antiopula Bergroth, 1863 Antiopuloides Miller, 1952 Audernaculus Miller, 1941 Audernacus Distant, 1904 Austrokatanga Weirauch, Rabitsch and Rédei, 2009 Bannania Hsiao, 1973 Bayerus Distant, 1904 Bergeviniella Villiers, 1948 Borgmeierina Wygodzinsky, 1949 Brisbanocoris Miller, 1957 Brontostoma Kirkaldy, 1904 Caecina Stål, 1863 Caloundranius Miller, 1957 Centraspis Schaum in Peters and Schaum, 1853 Centropleurocoris Miller, 1955 Choucoris Cai in Cai, Yan and Chen, 2000 Cimbus Hahn, 1831 Cleptria Stål, 1853 Colastocoris Miller, 1959 Cricetopareis Breddin, 1903 Cryptonannus Dougherty, 1995 Daraxa Stål, 1859 Distirogaster Horváth, 1914 Dithectocoris Swanson, 2017 Ditulocoris Miller, 1955 Doblepardocoris Dougherty, 1995 Dystecta Breddin, 1901 Ectrichodia Lepeletier and Serville, 1825 Ectrychotes Burmeister, 1835 Ectrychotoides Miller, 1954 Gibbosella Chlond, 2010 Glymmatophora Stål, 1853 Guionius Distant, 1909 Haematoloecha Stål, 1874 Haematorrhophus Stål, 1874 Hemihaematorrhophus Murugan and Livingstone, 1995 Hexamerocerus Reuter, 1881 Idiocleptria Miller, 1956 Kasaka Schouteden, 1952 Katanga Schouteden, 1903 Labidocoris Mayr, 1865 Lamprogastocoris Miller, 1952 Leptomendis Breddin, 1903 Libaviellus Miller, 1941 Libavius Distant, 1904 Libyomendis Breddin, 1903 Luluacoris Villiers, 1972 Lyramna Breddin, 1900 Maraenaspis Karsch, 1892 Margacoris D. J. Carpintero, 1980 Marojejycoris Forthman, Chlond and Weirauch, 2016 Mascaregnasa Distant, 1909 Menbyolidis Villiers, 1948 Mendis Stål, 1859 Mendola Breddin, 1900 Microsanta Breddin, 1903 Microstemmatodes Putshkov, 1985 Microstemmella Miller, 1952 Microstemmidea Miller, 1952 Mimocleptria Horváth, 1914 Miomerocerus Karsch, 1892 Nannocleptria Miller, 1952 Nebriscoides Miller, 1957 Nebriscus Bergroth, 1895 Neobayerus Miller, 1954 Neohaematorrhophus Ambrose and Livingstone, 1986 Neolibavius Miller, 1941 Neosantosia Miller, 1941 Neoscadra Miller, 1941 Neoscadroides Miller, 1954 Neozirta Distant, 1919 Nularda Stål, 1859 Okondo Schouteden, 1931 Paracleptria Miller, 1952 Paralibavius Paiva, 1919 Parascadra Miller, 1954 Paravilius Miller, 1955 Philodoxus Horváth, 1914 Pothea Amyot and Serville, 1843 Preangerocoris Miller, 1954 Pseudodaraxa D. J. Carpintero, 1980 Pseudopothea Wygodzinsky, 1951 Pseudozirta Bérenger and Gil-Santana, 2005 Pyrodocoris Miller, 1955 Quercetanus Distant, 1904 Quinssyana Distant, 1913 Racelda Signoret, 1863 Rellimocoris Dougherty, 1982 Rhiginia Stål, 1859 Rhysostethus Hsiao, 1973 Rochonia Distant, 1913 Santosia Stål, 1858 Scadra Stål, 1859 Scadrana Miller, 1954 Schmitzicoris Villiers, 1976 Schottus Distant, 1902 Schuhella Dougherty, 1995 Sciaphilocoris Miller, 1949 Sinchocoris Dougherty, 1995 Sphinctocoris Mayr, 1865 Synavecoris Villiers, 1968 Synectrychotes Livingstone and Murugan, 1987 Tamaonia China, 1940 Tanindrazanus Forthman, Chlond and Weirauch, 2016 Tasmanocoris Miller, 1952 Toliarus Forthman, Chlond and Weirauch, 2016 Toxopeusiana Miller, 1954 Toxopus Bergroth, 1905 Tracasafra Villiers, 1948 Travassocoris Wygodzinsky, 1947 Triclepola Villiers, 1948 Vilius Stål, 1863 Wygodzinskyocoris Dougherty, 1995 Xarada D. J. Carpintero, 1980 Xenorhyncocoris Miller, 1938 Zirta Stål, 1859 Zombocoris Miller, 1952
Tribe Tribelocephalini Stål, 1862 Acanthorhinocoris Miller, 1940 Centrogastocoris Miller, 1958 Distantus Villiers, 1943 Opistoplatys Westwood, 1834 Plectrophorocoris Miller, 1958 Redeicephala Davranoglou, 2016 Tomolus Stål, 1874 Tribelocephala Stål, 1853
Tribe Tribelocodiini Forthman and Weirauch, 2017 Ectrichodiella Fracker and Bruner, 1924 Tribelocodia Weirauch, 2010
Tribe Xenocaucini Maldonado, 1996 Xenocaucus China and Usinger, 1949
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