Stenopodainae


The Stenopodainae are a subfamily of Reduviidae. 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.

Genera

These 22 genera belong to the subfamily Stenopodainae:Apronius StålAulacogenia Stål, 1870 aBardesanes Distant, 1909 aCanthesancus Amyot and Serville, 1843 aCaunus Stål, 1865 aCtenotrachelus Stål, 1868 i c g bDiaditus Stål, 1859 i c g bDuriocoris Miller, 1940Gnathobleda Stål, 1859 i c g bHemisastrapada Livingstone and Ravichandran, 1988 aKumaonocoris Miller 1952 aNarvesus Stål, 1859 i c g bNeoklugia Distant 1919 aNeothodelmus Distant 1919 aOncocephalus Klug, 1830 i c g b aPnirontis Stål, 1859 i c g bPygolampis Germar, 1825 i c g b aSastrapada Amyot and Serville, 1843 aStaccia Stål, 1865 aStenopoda Laporte, 1832 i c g bStreptophorocoris Miller 1957 aThodelmus Stål, 1859 a
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net a = Ambrose 2006