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Reduviidae (assassin bug)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Reduviidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Reduviidae Latreille
1950Reduviidae Statz and Wagner p. 102
2003Reduviidae Popov p. 161
2018Reduviidae Szwedo p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderCimicomorphaLeston et al. 1954
superfamilyReduvioideaLatreille 1807
familyReduviidaeLatreille 1807
familyReduviidaeLatreille 1807

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Reduviidae Latreille 1807 [assassin bug]
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Subfm. Centrocnemidinae Miller 1956
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G. †Acutiangulus Zhang et al. 2024
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†Acutiangulus densus Zhang et al. 2024
Tr. †Redubitini Putshkov and Popov 1993
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G. †Redubinotus Popov and Putshkov 1998
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†Redubinotus liedtkei Popov and Putshkov 1998
G. †Redubitus Putshkov and Popov 1993
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†Redubitus centrocnemarius Putshkov and Popov 1993
Subfm. Ectrichodiinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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Tr. Tribelocodiini Forthman and Weirauch 2017
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G. Ectrichodiella Fracker and Bruner 1924
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†Ectrichodiella electrina Bush et al. 2024
Subfm. Emesinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843 [thread-legged bug]
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Tr. Collartidini Wygodzinsky 1966
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G. †Collarhamphus Putshkov and Popov 1995
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†Collarhamphus mixtus Putshkov and Popov 1995
Tr. Emesini Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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Invalid names: Metapterini Stal 1874 [synonym], Ploiariolini Van Duzee 1916 [synonym]
Subfm. Harpactorinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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Tr. Apiomerini Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. †Apicrenus Maldonado Capriles et al. 1993
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†Apicrenus fossilis Maldonado Capriles et al. 1993
Tr. Harpactorini Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. Amphibolus Klug 1830
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†Amphibolus disponsi Kinzelbach 1970
G. †Aphelicophontes Swanson et al. 2021
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†Aphelicophontes danjuddi Swanson et al. 2021
G. Arilus Hahn 1831
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†Arilus faujasi Riou 1999
G. Euagoras Burmeister 1835
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†Evagoras impressus Heer 1853
G. Harpactor Laporte 1832
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†Harpactor bruckmanni Heer 1853
†Harpactor constrictus Heer 1853
†Harpactor gracilis Heer 1853
†Harpactor longipes Heer 1853
†Harpactor maculipes Heer 1853
†Harpactor obsoletus Heer 1853
G. Rhynocoris Hahn 1833
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†Rhinocoris michalki Statz and Wagner 1950
G. †Trispongiosus Zhang et al. 2025
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†Trispongiosus hui Zhang et al. 2025
Subfm. Holoptilinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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Tr. Dasycnemini Wygodzinsky and Usinger 1963
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G. †Praecoris Poinar 1991
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†Praecoris dominicana Poinar 1991
Tr. Holoptilini Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. †Proptilocerus Wasmann 1932
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†Proptilocerus dolosus Wasmann 1932
G. †Proptilocnemus Heiss 2009
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G. †Hymenopterites Heer 1870
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Subfm. Peiratinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. Peirates Audinet-Serville 1831
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†Peirates oeningensis Heer 1853
Subfm. Phimophorinae Handlirsch 1897
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Tr. Phimophorini Handlirsch 1897
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G. †Koenigsbergia Popov 2003
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†Koenigsbergia explicativa Ramirez et al. 2024
†Koenigsbergia herczeki Popov 2003
Subfm. Phymatinae Laporte 1832
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Invalid names: Themonocorini Carayon et al. 1958 [empty]
G. †Poliosphageus Kirkaldy 1910
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†Poliosphageus psychrus Kirkaldy 1910
Subfm. Reduviinae Latreille 1807 [assassin bug]
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Tr. Psyttalini Masonick and Weirauch 2024
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G. Platymeris Laporte 1832
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†Platymeris insignis Germar and Berendt 1856
Tr. Reduviini Latreille 1807
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G. Reduvius Fabricius 1775
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†Reduvius diatomus Zhang and Zhang 1990
†Reduvius immitus Zhang et al. 1994
†Reduvius nicus Zhang et al. 1994
†Reduvius piceus Zhang et al. 1994
†Reduvius shandongianus Zhang and Zhang 1990
G. †Simplicivenius Zhang et al. 2022
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†Simplicivenius rectidorsius Zhang et al. 2022
†Simplicivenius tuberculosus Zhang et al. 2022
Subfm. Stenopodainae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. Oncocephalus Klug 1830
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†Oncocephalus astutus Zhang et al. 1994
G. Pygolampis Germar 1817
G. †Tagalodes Scudder 1890
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†Tagalodes inermis Scudder 1890
Subfm. Triatominae Jeannel 1919
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G. †Paleotriatoma Poinar 2018
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†Paleotriatoma metaxytaxa Poinar 2018
Tr. Triatomini Jeannel 1919
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G. Panstrongylus Berg 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Simplicivenius tuberculosus, Simplicivenius rectidorsius (226717)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Paleotriatoma metaxytaxa (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Acutiangulus densus (165561)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Reduviidae indet. (109025)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Svalbard and Jan Mayen Hymenopterites deperditus (122011)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Aphelicophontes danjuddi (194885)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Amphibolus disponsi (120036) Reduviidae indet. (164187)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Koenigsbergia sp. (234836)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Koenigsbergia explicativa (165567) Redubitus sp. (120813) Reduviidae larva indet.., Platymeris insignis (109625)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Danzigia christelae, Emesopsis putshkovi, Emesopsis similis (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Koenigsbergia herczeki (144567) Proptilocerus dolosus (123773 127169 152042) Proptilocerus dolosus, Proptilocnemus sp., Collarhamphus mixtus (110735) Redubinotus liedtkei (160467) Redubitus centrocnemarius (123771)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Proptilocerus dolosus (129228) Proptilocnemus longispinus (152043)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Poliosphageus psychrus (106380) Tagalodes inermis (106384)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Rhinocoris michalki (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Empicoris electricus (124928)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Alumeda solorzanokraemerae (21977)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Reduvius diatomus, Reduvius nicus, Reduvius immitus, Oncocephalus astutus (138945) Reduvius diatomus, Reduvius shandongianus, Reduvius piceus (138944)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Alumeda nigricans, Alumeda dominicana, Alumeda antilliana, Malacopus wygodzinskyi (122474) Ectrichodiella electrina (122982) Empiploiariola inermis (123393) Paleoploiariola venosa (122472) Panstrongylus hispaniolae, Praecoris dominicana, Apicrenus fossilis (124475) Trispongiosus hui (222599)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Malaysia (Sarawak) Emesites voigti (154233)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Reduviidae indet. (224044)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Harpactor gracilis (122874)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Evagoras impressus (115305) Harpactor bruckmanni (122868) Harpactor constrictus, Pirates oeningensis (113689) Harpactor longipes (115304) Harpactor maculipes, Harpactor obsoletus (117252)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Harpactor chomeraciensis, Arilus faujasi (156164)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Reduviidae indet. (113751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Empicoris copal (138880)