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Genus Arilus - Wheel Bugs

Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus

North American Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Cimicomorpha

Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)

Subfamily Harpactorinae

Tribe Harpactorini

Genus Arilus (Wheel Bugs)

Other Common Names

Wheel assassin bugs

Explanation of Names

Arilus Hahn 1831

Numbers

a single species in our area; about 5 spp. worldwide (the other species are A. carinatus in South America, A. depressicollis in southern Mexico, A. gallus in south America, and A. nigriceps in South America; 3 additional species, A. auctus (of Puerto Rico), A. collaris, and A. spiniceps (both of South America), are currently incertae sedis)

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 1 February, 2022 - 1:47am

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