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Stenopodainae
| Stenopodainae | |
|---|---|
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| Canthesancus sp. (India) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenopodainae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
The Stenopodainae are a subfamily of Reduviidae (assassin bugs). Often cryptically coloured, with prominent mandibular plates, antennal segment 1 generally strongly developed, remaining segments slender and often folded back under the first; hemelytron typically with large pentagonal or hexagonal cell in the corium. Approximately 113 genera are described, with most species found in the tropics. Many species are associated with soil or sand, and many are apterous. [1][2]
- ^ Schuh, Randall T.; Weirauch, Christiane (2020). True bugs of the world (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): classification and natural history. Monograph series (Second ed.). Manchester: Siri Scientific Press. ISBN 978-0-9957496-9-6.
- ^ "An Illustrated Identification Key to Assassin Bug Subfamilies and Tribes (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) – Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification". doi:10.3752/cjai.2014.26. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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