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
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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