Glymmatophora

Glymmatophora, the Metallic Assassin Bugs, is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.

Glymmatophora
Glymmatophora species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Infraorder:
Cimicomorpha
Family:
Reduviidae
Subfamily:
Ectrichodiinae
Genus:
Glymmatophora

Stål, 1855
Synonyms
  • Glymmatophoroides Miller, 1953

Description

These medium-sized bugs are brightly metallic red or orange and bluish black or dark brown colored, an aposematic coloration. The females are wingless and are similar to the nymphs.[1]

Members of this genus are known for hunting on diplopods giant African millipedes, by injecting them with a fast acting venom .[2] They usually hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and prey at night.[1]

Distribution

Species within this genus can be found throughout Southern Africa.[1][3]

Species

Species within this genus include:[4][5]

  • Glymmatophora aeniceps Horvath, 1914
  • Glymmatophora amazonica Villiers, 1948
  • Glymmatophora angolana Villiers, 1952
  • Glymmatophora angulata Miller, 1956
  • Glymmatophora costalis (Distant, 1903)
  • Glymmatophora crassipes Horváth, 1914
  • Glymmatophora dejoncki Schouteden, 1919
  • Glymmatophora dimorpha (de Jonck, 1898)
  • Glymmatophora dubia (Schouteden, 1909)
  • Glymmatophora eques Breddin, 1913
  • Glymmatophora erythrodera (Schaum, 1853)
  • Glymmatophora horvathi Schouteden, 1931
  • Glymmatophora loangwae Schouteden, 1919
  • Glymmatophora lomanicola Villiers, 1971
  • Glymmatophora lotei Villiers, 1948
  • Glymmatophora lundensis Villiers, 1950
  • Glymmatophora machadoi Villiers, 1950
  • Glymmatophora manicae Miller, 1950
  • Glymmatophora mashonae Miller, 1950
  • Glymmatophora nana Miller, 1956
  • Glymmatophora natalensis (Stål, 1855)
  • Glymmatophora overlaeti Schouteden, 1931
  • Glymmatophora patricia (Stål, 1855)
  • Glymmatophora pellax Horvath, 1914
  • Glymmatophora rhodesiana Miller, 1950
  • Glymmatophora rubripes Stål, 1853
  • Glymmatophora rufipes (de Jonck, 1898)
  • Glymmatophora schoutedeni Horvath, 1906
  • Glymmatophora semirubra Horvath, 1914
  • Glymmatophora sheffieldi Schouteden, 1919
  • Glymmatophora submetallica Stål, 1855
  • Glymmatophora sudanica Schouteden, 1919
  • Glymmatophora swalei Schouteden, 1919
  • Glymmatophora ugandana Horvath, 1914
  • Glymmatophora venustiterga Hesse, 1925
  • Glymmatophora viridescens Miller, 1956
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References
  1. South Africa
  2. Gorongosa
  3. The genus Glymmatophora in Namibia
  4. Biolib
  5. Discover life
  • Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico


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