Harpactor

Harpactor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Harpactorinae
Tribe:	Harpactorini
Genus:	Harpactor Laporte, 1833
Species
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Harpactor[1] is a genus of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae.

Some species have been investigated for their potential as biological pest control agents in integrated pest management.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:[2]

• Harpactor angulosus (Lepeletier & Serville, 1825)
• Harpactor bisagittatus Pennington
• † Harpactor bruckmanni Heer, 1853
• † Harpactor chomeraciensis Riou, 1999
• † Harpactor constrictus Heer, 1853
• Harpactor distinguendus (Stål, 1859)
• † Harpactor gracilis Heer, 1853
• Harpactor incertus (Distant, 1903)
• † Harpactor longipes Heer, 1853
• † Harpactor maculipes Heer, 1853
• † Harpactor obsoletus Heer, 1853
• Harpactor ornatus Uhler
• Harpactor rhombeus (Erichson, 1848)
• Harpactor shevroyensis Hegde, 1989
• Harpactor tuberculosus Stål, 1872

References

1. Laporte (1833) Ess. Hémipt. in Magasin de Zool., 2.
2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Harpactor Laporte, 1833 (retrieved 5 May 2020)

External links

• Data related to Harpactorini at Wikispecies
• Bioone.org: information on H. angulosus
• Flickr: photo by ACBC Lopes - Harpactor sp aff rhombeus, Peruvian Amazon