Arilus
Sign in to saveArilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum, is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas. Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 67
- Family
- Reduviidae
- Collections
- IFIT-CP, MHNCA, PSUC, UCB, UCR, TAMU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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- Parent taxon
- Reduviidae
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- Arilus cristatus Kaldari 02.jpg
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Arilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum, is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas. Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species. == Species == Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus: Arilus carinatus (Forster, 1771) Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1763) the North American wheel bug Arilus depressicollis (Stål, 1859) †Arilus faujasi Riou, 1999 Arilus gallus (Stål, 1872) Arilus nigriceps Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
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