Stenopoda
Laporte, 1832
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1Stenopoda is a of assassin bugs (Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) comprising approximately 15 described . The genus occurs in the Americas and Africa, placing it within a primarily tropical whose greatest diversity occurs in these regions plus Asia. As members of Stenopodainae, species in this genus likely exhibit the pronounced characteristic of the subfamily, with females typically larger and more robust than males, and males possessing more developed antennal vestiture.
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Distribution
Americas and Africa. The occurs in two of the three major regions of highest Stenopodainae diversity (the third being Asia, which contains no Stenopoda ).
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Subfamily characteristics
As members of Stenopodainae, Stenopoda may share traits including: pronounced (females larger and more robust, males with more developed antennal vestiture), potential association with soil substrates, and attraction to light traps. However, these traits have not been explicitly documented for Stenopoda itself and are inferred from subfamily-level studies of other .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- A new species of Kodormus Barber, with a redescription of the genus, taxonomic notes, and a key to the species of the genus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Stenopodainae).
- A Revision of the Genus Argolis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) from Asia.