Stenolemus Explained

Stenolemus is a genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae).^{[1] [2]} Species of this genus are noted for preying on spiders.^[3]

Species

There are many species in the genus Stenolemus, including:

• Stenolemus alikakay Redei & Tsai, 2010

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• Stenolemus annulatus

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• Stenolemus atkinsoni Distant, 1903
• Stenolemus bituberus Stål, 1874
• Stenolemus crassirostris Stål, 1871

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• Stenolemus edwardsii
• Stenolemus fraterculus Wygodzinsky, 1956

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• Stenolemus giraffa
• Stenolemus greeni
• Stenolemus griveaudi Villiers, 1970

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• Stenolemus hirtipes
• Stenolemus lanipes Wygodzinsky, 1949

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• Stenolemus lenti Espínola & Silva, 1963
• Stenolemus longicornis (Blatchley, 1925)

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• Stenolemus novaki Horváth, 1888

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• Stenolemus pallidipennis McAtee and Malloch, 1925

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• Stenolemus schwarzii Bergroth, 1916

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• Stenolemus spiniventris Signoret, 1858

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• Stenolemus susainathani Wygodzinsky, 1966

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Notes and References

1. New records of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Colombia and other Neotropical countries . Dimitri Forero . . 1107 . 1–47 . 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328092430/http://www.uky.edu/~mjshar0/colombia/Forero2006.pdf . 2014-03-28 .
2. A checklist of Indian assassin bugs (Insect: Hempitera: Reduviidae) with taxonomic status, distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics . Dunston Ambrose . Zoos' Print Journal . 21 . 9 . 2406 . 2006.
3. Biology and life history of the araneophagic assassin bug Stenolemus bituberus including a morphometric analysis of the instars (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) . . Anne E. Wignall & Phillip W. Taylor . . 42 . 1–2 . 59–76 . 2008 . 10.1080/00222930701825150 .