Zeluroides americanus
Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1948
Zeluroides americanus is an assassin bug in the Reduviidae. The species was described by Lent and Wygodzinsky in 1948. It occurs in Central America and North America. Three are recognized: Z. a. americanus, Z. a. colima, and Z. a. medianus.

Pronunciation
How to pronounce Zeluroides americanus: /zɛˈlʊrɔɪˌdiːz əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnəs/
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Distribution
Central America and North America. GBIF records indicate presence in Middle America and North America.
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Subspecies
Three are recognized: Zeluroides americanus americanus, Zeluroides americanus colima Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1959, and Zeluroides americanus medianus Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1959.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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