Saicinae Explained

Saicinae is a subfamily of the family Reduviidae, or the assassin bugs.^[1]

Genera

• Bagriella McAtee & Malloch, 1923
• Buninotus Maldonado & Capriles, 1981
• Caprilesia Gil-Santana, Marques & Costa, 2006
• Gallobelgicus Distant, 1906
• Kiskeyana Weiruach & Forero, 2007
• Oncerotrachelus Stål, 1860
• Paratagalis Monte, 1943
• Polytoxus Spinola, 1840
• Pseudosaica Blinn, 1990
• Saica Amyot and Serville, 1843
• Saicireta Melo & Coscarón, 2005
• Tagalis Stål, 1860

The taxonomic position of the genus Saicella Usinger, 1958 is uncertain, with characters similar to both the subfamilies Saicinae and Emesinae.

Notes and References

1. Gil-Santana, H. R., Gouveia, F. B. P., & Zeraik, S. O. "Tagalis evavilmae sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Saicinae), an inhabitant of birds' nests in Amazonas, Brazil with taxonomical notes and a key to the species of Tagalis Stål." Zootaxa 2721 (2010): 1-14.