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Leistarchini
thread-legged bugs
Leistarchini is a tribe of thread-legged bugs within the subfamily Emesinae (family Reduviidae). Members of this group are characterized by their elongated, slender bodies and extremely long, thin legs—adaptations for living in narrow spaces such as spider webs and crevices. The tribe was established by Carl Stål in 1862. These predatory true bugs are part of the diverse assassin bug fauna, though specific biological details for many constituent genera remain poorly documented.