Ectrichodiinae

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Ectrichodiinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Superfamily:
Cimicomorpha
Family:
Reduviidae
Subfamily:
Ectrichodiinae

Amyot and Serville, 1843

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The Ectrichodiinae are a subfamily of the reduviid (assassin bugs) known for specializing on diplopods (millipedes) as prey.[1] The group comprises more than 600 species in about 115 genera,[2] making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.[3]

Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and hunt at night.[4]

Genera

References

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