The Ectrichodiinae are a subfamily of assassin bugs (Reduviidae) known for specializing on 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.
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| An unidentified ectrichodine preying on a millipede | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Ectrichodiinae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
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Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and hunt at night.[3]
Females have wing reduction and or/ extreme sexual dimorphism.[4]
Genera
editThe following genera are recognised in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae:[5]
- 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
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Ectrichodiinae.
- ^ Heteropteran Systematics Lab @ UCR. "Unlikely relationships: Ectrichodiinae + Tribelocephalinae". Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved Jan 14, 2010.
- ^ (Maldonado 1990),
- ^ Christiane Weirauch; Wolfgang Rabitsch; David Redei. "Austrokatanga, gen. nov., new genus of Ectrichodiinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa 2094: 1–15 (2009).
- ^ FORTHMAN, MICHAEL; WEIRAUCH, CHRISTIANE (2017-06-06). "Millipede assassins and allies (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae, Tribelocephalinae): total evidence phylogeny, revised classification and evolution of sexual dimorphism". Systematic Entomology. 42 (3): 575–595. doi:10.1111/syen.12232. ISSN 0307-6970.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Ectrichodiinae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-29.