Amblythyreus Explained

Amblythyreus is a genus of ambush bugs (Reduviidae: Phymatinae) found mainly in Asia with about 16 species. They are predators that lie in wait mainly in flowers, capturing prey using their forelegs.^[1]

Species in the genus include:^[2]

• Amblythyreus angustus
• Amblythyreus chapa
• Amblythyreus esakii
• Amblythyreus fasciatus
• Amblythyreus gestroi
• Amblythyreus intermedius
• Amblythyreus iranicus
• Amblythyreus izzardi
• Amblythyreus martini
• Amblythyreus oberthueri
• Amblythyreus potaninae
• Amblythyreus quadratus
• Amblythyreus rectus
• Amblythyreus rhombiventris
• Amblythyreus stali
• Amblythyreus taiwanus

Notes and References

1. The Ambush Bugs of China: Taxonomic Knowledge and Distribution Patterns (Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Phymatinae). Cui, J. . Cai, W. . Rabitsch, W.. Denisia . 19. 2006. 795–812.
2. Kormilev. Nicholas A.. 1962. Notes on Phymatidae in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.), (Hemiptera-Heteroptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. en. 5. 54. 349–367. 10.1080/00222936208651257. 0374-5481.