Sirthenea

Sirthenea

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Sirthenea: /sɪrˈθiːniə/

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Images

Sirthenea carinata P1410227a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Sirthenea carinata P1410148a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Assassin Bug, head, MD, Upper Marlboro 2013-09-15-13.47.53 ZS PMax (9763320524) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, USA. Used under a Public domain license.
Assassin Bug, Side, MD, Upper Marlboro 2013-09-15-13.23.41 ZS PMax-Recovered (9763107002) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, USA. Used under a Public domain license.
Assassin Bug, back, MD, Upper Marlboro 2013-09-15-13.54.34 ZS PMax (9763320186) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, USA. Used under a Public domain license.

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