Eating with the enemy? Mimic complex between a stingless bee and assassin bugs [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2019 In this study, we record for the first time the genus Notocyrtus (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) from Argentina based on three species: Notocyrtus dorsalis (Gray), Notocyrtus dispersus Carvalho & Costa, and Notocyrtus foveatus Stål.
Leopoldo Jesús Alvarez +2 more
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Karyotype diversity among predatory Reduviidae (Heteroptera) [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2014 Species of infraorder Cimicomorpha of Heteroptera exhibit holokinetic chromosomes with inverted meiosis for sex chromosomes and high variation in chromosome number.
Vanessa Bellini Bardella +3 more
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New evidence for the presence of the telomere motif (TTAGG) n in the family Reduviidae and its absence in the families Nabidae and Miridae (Hemiptera, Cimicomorpha) [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2019 Male karyotype and meiosis in four true bug species belonging to the families Reduviidae, Nabidae, and Miridae (Cimicomorpha) were studied for the first time using Giemsa staining and FISH with 18S ribosomal DNA and telomeric (TTAGG)n probes.
Snejana Grozeva +3 more
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The Architecture and Complete Sequence of Mitochondrial Genome of an Assassin Bug Agriosphodrus Dohrni (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) [PDF]
International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2011 The 16, 470 bp nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of an assassin bug from the reduviid subfamily Harpactorinae, Agriosphodrus dohrni, has been revealed.
Hu Li, Jianyu Gao, Haiyu Liu, Hui Liu, Aiping Liang, Xuguo Zhou, Wanzhi Cai
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First description of the male and redescription of the female of Parahiranetis salgadoi Gil-Santana (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 The male of Parahiranetis salgadoi Gil-Santana, 2015 is described for the first time, with a redescription of the female of this species based on additional specimens.
Hélcio R. Gil-Santana +2 more
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Review of the Genus Sycanus Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), from China Based on DNA Barcoding and Morphological Evidence [PDF]
InsectsDue to the variability of body coloration and morphological similarity among closely related species, unresolved issues and debates still persist in the taxonomic study of the genus Sycanus from China.
Ping Zhao +6 more
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Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Harpactorini): first record from Argentina
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2018 Se documenta por primera vez a Zelus renardii Kolenati en la Argentina a partir de especímenes colectados en el norte de la Patagonia en el Alto Valle de Río Negro y Neuquén. Se detallan las características que permiten reconocer a la especie y se señala
Federico E. D\u2019HERVÉ +2 more
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An assassin among predators: the relationship between plant-ants, their host Myrmecophytes and the Reduviidae Zelus annulosus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Tropical plants frequently live in association with ants that protect their foliage from defoliators. Among them, myrmecophytes have evolved mutualisms with a limited number of plant-ants that they shelter and feed, and, in return, benefit from some ...
Messika Revel +3 more
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Species of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) associated with a canola crop (Brassica napus L. var. oleifera; Brassicales: Brassicaceae) in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Chilena de EntomologíaPredatory species of Reduviidae, Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) collected in a canola experimental crop (Brassica napus L. var. oleifera, hybrid ALHT B4) in Passo Fundo, state of Rio Grande do Sul (28°14’S; 52°24’W), Brazil were recorded.
Luciano de A. Moura
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Gayana, 2004 Se da a conocer el establecimiento en Chile de Zelus cervicalis Stål, 1872, cuya introducción reciente en el país se asocia al tráfico comercial. Se entrega una breve caracterización, sinonimia, referencias bibliográficas, distribución geográfica ...
Mario Elgueta, Diego L. Carpintero
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