Biology:Arilus
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Short description: Genus of true bugs
| Arilus | |
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| Arilus cristatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactorinae |
| Tribe: | Harpactorini |
| Genus: | Arilus Hahn, 1831 |
Arilus, or wheel bugs,[1][2][3] is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas.[4]
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.
Species
Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus:[5]
- Arilus carinatus (Forster, 1771)
- Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1763) the North American wheel bug
- Arilus depressicollis (Stål, 1859)
- †Arilus faujasi Riou, 1999
- Arilus gallus (Stål, 1872)
- Arilus nigriceps Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
Three additional species originally described in the genus are currently incertae sedis.[5]
- Arilus auctus Germar, 1837
- Arilus collaris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
- Arilus spiniceps Blanchard, 1843
References
- ↑ Aldrich, Jeffrey R.; Chauhan, Kamlesh R.; Zhang, Aijun; Zarbin, Paulo H.G. (2013). "Exocrine Secretions of Wheel Bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Arilus spp.): Clarification and Chemistry". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C 68 (11-12): 522–526. doi:10.1515/znc-2013-11-1211. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260605494. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Laiton J., Laura A.; Giraldo-Jaramillo, Marisol; Forero, Dimitri; Benavides M., Pablo (2021). "The wheel bug Arilus gallus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): life history and description of immature stages". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 123 (3): 551–563. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.123.3.551.
- ↑ Fitzsimmons, Jay M.; Fitzsimmons, Lauren P. (2010). "Pre-copulatory behavior of the wheel bug Arilus gallus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Entomological News 121 (3): 304–307. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232682085. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ GBIF: Arilus Hahn, 1831
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Arilus Hahn, 1831: Genus information BioLib". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id426329/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15707964 entry
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