Ectrichodiinae
The Ectrichodiinae are a subfamily of assassin bugs (Reduviidae) known for specializing on millipedes as prey. The group comprises more than 600 species in about 115 genera, making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.
Ectrichodiinae | |
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An unidentified ectrichodine preying on a millipede | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: | Ectrichodiinae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and hunt at night.
Females have wing reduction and or/ extreme sexual dimorphism.
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