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Arilus

Genus of true bugs

Genus of true bugs

Arilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum, is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas. Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.

See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.

Species

Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus:

  • 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.

  • Arilus auctus Germar, 1837
  • Arilus collaris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
  • Arilus spiniceps Blanchard, 1843

References

References

  1. (2013). "Exocrine Secretions of Wheel Bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: ''Arilus'' spp.): Clarification and Chemistry". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C.
  2. (2021). "The wheel bug ''Arilus gallus'' (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): life history and description of immature stages". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.
  3. (2010). "Pre-copulatory behavior of the wheel bug ''Arilus gallus'' (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Entomological News.
  4. [https://www.gbif.org/species/2008590 GBIF: ''Arilus'' Hahn, 1831]
  5. "''Arilus'' Hahn, 1831: Genus information BioLib".
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