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Pselliopus
Sign in to savePselliopus is a common genus of assassin bugs (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. The genus is restricted to the New World, with 27 species described. Some species, such as Pselliopus barberi, are conspicuous because of their bright coloring and relatively large size. Some species of the genus are of interest as potential biological pest control agents.
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- Specimen records
- 725
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Reduviidae
- Collections
- MNA, OMNH, CHAS, UNM, UCSB, CU
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- Harpactorinae
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Pselliopus is a common genus of assassin bugs (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. The genus is restricted to the New World, with 27 species described. Some species, such as Pselliopus barberi, are conspicuous because of their bright coloring and relatively large size. Some species of the genus are of interest as potential biological pest control agents.
==Species== Pselliopus barberi Davis, 1912 Pselliopus cinctus (Fabricius, 1776) Pselliopus cosmopolites Brailovsky, Mariño & Barrera, 2007 Pselliopus dantei Brailovsky & Barrera, 2004 Pselliopus flaviceps Brailovsky & Barrera, 2004 Pselliopus inermis (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus infuscatus (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus ivanicus Brailovsky & Barrera, 2004 Pselliopus karlenae Hussey, 1954 Pselliopus latifasciatus Barber, 1924 Pselliopus latispina Hussey, 1954 Pselliopus limai Pinto, 1935 Pselliopus lineaticeps (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus majesticus Brailovsky & Barrera, 2004 Pselliopus marmorosus Brailovsky, Mariño & Barrera, 2007 Pselliopus mexicanus (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus mirabilis Brailovsky, Mariño & Barrera, 2007 Pselliopus nigropictus (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus ornaticeps (Stål, 1862) Pselliopus promeceops Brailovsky, Mariño & Barrera, 2007 Pselliopus punctipes (Amyot & Serville, 1843) Pselliopus rayonensis Brailovsky, Mariño & Barrera, 2007 Pselliopus rufofasciatus (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus spinicollis (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus tuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Pselliopus ventus Brailovsky & Barrera, 2004 Pselliopus zebra (Stål, 1862)
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