Arilus


Arilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum, is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas. Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.

Species

Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus:Arilus carinatus Arilus cristatus the North American wheel bugArilus depressicollis
Three additional species originally described in the genus are currently incertae sedis.Arilus auctus Germar, 1837Arilus collaris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848Arilus spiniceps Blanchard, 1843