The Macrocephalini are a tribe of ambush bugs, which are a subfamily (Phymatinae) of the assassin bug family (Reduviidae).
| Macrocephalini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Phymatinae |
| Tribe: | Macrocephalini Handlirsch, 1897 |
They have a largely tropical distribution.
Selected genera
edit- Extraneza
- Eurymnus Bergroth, 1917
- Goellneriana van Doesburg, 2004
- Glossopelta Handlirsch, 1897
- Macrocephalus
- Metagreuocoris Villiers, 1965
- Narina Distant, 1906
- Oxythyreus Westwood, 1841
- Parabotha Kormilev, 1984
- Paragreuocoris Carayon, 1949
References
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