Arilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum,[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] Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.[2]
| 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 |
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.
Species
editFive 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
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ GBIF: Arilus Hahn, 1831
- ^ a b "Arilus Hahn, 1831: Genus information BioLib". biolib.cz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
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Data related to Harpactorini at Wikispecies
Media related to Arilus at Wikimedia Commons
