Glymmatophora Explained

Glymmatophora, the Metallic Assassin Bugs, is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.

Description

These medium-sized bugs are brightly metallic red or orange and bluish black or dark brown colored, an aposematic coloration. The females are wingless and are similar to the nymphs.^[1]

Members of this genus are known for hunting diplopods, giant African millipedes, by injecting them with a fast acting venom .^[2] They usually hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and prey at night.^[1]

Distribution

Species within this genus can be found throughout Southern Africa.^{[1] [3]}

Species

Species within this genus include:^{[4] [5]}

• Glymmatophora aeniceps Horvath, 1914
• Glymmatophora amazonica Villiers, 1948
• Glymmatophora angolana Villiers, 1952
• Glymmatophora angulata Miller, 1956
• Glymmatophora costalis (Distant, 1903)
• Glymmatophora crassipes Horváth, 1914
• Glymmatophora dejoncki Schouteden, 1919
• Glymmatophora dimorpha (de Jonck, 1898)
• Glymmatophora dubia (Schouteden, 1909)
• Glymmatophora eques Breddin, 1913
• Glymmatophora erythrodera (Schaum, 1853)
• Glymmatophora horvathi Schouteden, 1931
• Glymmatophora loangwae Schouteden, 1919
• Glymmatophora lomanicola Villiers, 1971
• Glymmatophora lotei Villiers, 1948
• Glymmatophora lundensis Villiers, 1950
• Glymmatophora machadoi Villiers, 1950
• Glymmatophora manicae Miller, 1950
• Glymmatophora mashonae Miller, 1950
• Glymmatophora nana Miller, 1956
• Glymmatophora natalensis (Stål, 1855)
• Glymmatophora overlaeti Schouteden, 1931
• Glymmatophora patricia (Stål, 1855)
• Glymmatophora pellax Horvath, 1914
• Glymmatophora rhodesiana Miller, 1950
• Glymmatophora rubripes Stål, 1853
• Glymmatophora rufipes (de Jonck, 1898)
• Glymmatophora schoutedeni Horvath, 1906
• Glymmatophora semirubra Horvath, 1914
• Glymmatophora sheffieldi Schouteden, 1919
• Glymmatophora submetallica Stål, 1855
• Glymmatophora sudanica Schouteden, 1919
• Glymmatophora swalei Schouteden, 1919
• Glymmatophora ugandana Horvath, 1914
• Glymmatophora venustiterga Hesse, 1925
• Glymmatophora viridescens Miller, 1956

References

• Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico

External links

• Swedish Museum of Natural History

Notes and References

1. http://saphotographs.blogspot.it/2011/11/metalic-assassin-bug-glymmatophora.html South Africa
2. Web site: Gorongosa . 2015-08-24 . 2015-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908001711/http://www.gorongosa.org/blog/bush-diaries/how-kill-assassin . dead .
3. https://biodiversity.org.na/taxondisplay.php?nr=17880 The genus Glymmatophora in Namibia
4. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id864372/ Biolib
5. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Glymmatophora Discover life