Sirthenea
Sirthenea
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
- Family: Reduviidae
- Subfamily: Peiratinae
- Genus: Sirthenea
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Sirthenea: /sɪrˈθiːniə/
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Summary
Sirthenea is a genus of corsairs in the family Reduviidae, with at least 40 described species. It is notable for being the only genus of Peiratinae known from both the New and the Old World.
Distribution
New World (North America, Neotropics) and Old World (Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Australia)
Tags
- Sirthenea
- Reduviidae
- corsairs
- hemiptera
- insecta