''Bagauda'' is a genus of thread-legged bug within the subfamily

Emesinae The Emesinae, or thread-legged bugs, are a subfamily of the Reduviidae (i.e., assassin bugs). They are conspicuously different from the other reduviids by their very slender body form. They are stalking, predatory insects that can be collected on ...

, consisting of about 20 known species. Many species in this genus are associated with caves, with some being exclusively cave-dwelling. ''Bagauda'' is synonymous with the genus ''Pleias'' Kirkaldy, 1901, but ''Bagauda'' has become more commonly used. The genus is restricted to the Old World tropics.

Species list

*'' Bagauda aelleni'' Villiers, 1970 *''

Bagauda atypicus Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, in what is now northern Nigeria, reigning from 999 to 1063. He established a dynasty which would go on to rule the state for over 800 years. According to the ''Kano Chron ...

Ghate, Boyane & Joshi, 2019 *'' Bagauda avidus'' Bergroth, 1903 *'' Bagauda brunneus'' McAtee and Malloch, 1926 *'' Bagauda cavernicola'' Paiva, 1919 *''

Bagauda creppei Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, in what is now northern Nigeria, reigning from 999 to 1063. He established a dynasty which would go on to rule the state for over 800 years. According to the ''Kano Chron ...

'' Lhoste, 1939 *'' Bagauda eriksoni'' Miller, 1954 *'' Bagauda ernstmayri'' Kulkarni and Ghate, 2016 *'' Bagauda furcosus'' Ribes, 1987 *'' Bagauda giganteus'' Lhoste, 1939 *''

Bagauda gilletti Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, in what is now northern Nigeria, reigning from 999 to 1063. He established a dynasty which would go on to rule the state for over 800 years. According to the ''Kano Chron ...

'' Miller, 1956 *'' Bagauda lucifugus'' McAtee and Malloch, 1926 *''

Bagauda monodi Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, in what is now northern Nigeria, reigning from 999 to 1063. He established a dynasty which would go on to rule the state for over 800 years. According to the ''Kano Chron ...

'' Villiers, 1972 *'' Bagauda ritsemae'' (Kirkaldy, 1901) *'' Bagauda similis'' Wygodzinsky, 1966 *'' Bagauda smithersi'' Wygodzinsky, 1966 *''

Bagauda splendens Daud Dan Bawo, also known as Bagauda or Yakano, was the first King of Kano, in what is now northern Nigeria, reigning from 999 to 1063. He established a dynasty which would go on to rule the state for over 800 years. According to the ''Kano Chron ...

'' Distant, 1906 *'' Bagauda strinattii'' Villiers, 1970 *'' Bagauda tenebricola'' Horváth, 1910 *'' Bagauda wagneri'' Villiers, 1949 *'' Bagauda zetteli'' Rédei, 2005 *''

Bagauda zigzag ''Bagauda zigzag'' is a species of assassin bug discovered in Taiwan in 2007 in an area of uplifted coral reef forest. One individual was observed to prey upon a spider. The species is nocturnal and individuals were most commonly found on Chines ...

'' Rédei and Tsai, 2010

References

Reduviidae Cimicomorpha genera Taxa named by Ernst Evald Bergroth Cave insects {{Reduviidae-stub