''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family

Reduviidae The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main exa ...

. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively small, and measure a few millimeters to about one centimeter. They move, as is common for the bugs of 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 ...

, with their back and middle legs. The raptorial front legs serve to capture prey. With them, the prey is captured, then bitten through with the mandibles and carried away. Then it is drained, which can sometimes take half an hour. ''Emesopsis'' prey on a variety of insect groups, ranging from

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

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, to

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Habitat and distribution

The species of the genus ''Emesopsis'' be found both in agricultural and forest

ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syst ...

s. They occur primarily in

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Asia (e.g.

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, Japan,

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) and Australia (e.g. ''E. bunda'' in

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). Only ''E. nubila'' is

pantropical A pantropical ("all tropics") distribution is one which covers tropical regions of both hemispheres. Examples of species include caecilians, modern sirenians and the plant genera ''Acacia'' and '' Bacopa''. '' Neotropical'' is a zoogeographic t ...

, probably a consequence of the spread of global trade.

partial species list

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Emesopsis aberrans ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' (Distant, 1909) *''

Emesopsis aemula ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' (Horvath, 1914) *''

Emesopsis albispinosa ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Ishikawa & Okajima, 2004 *''

Emesopsis amoenus ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960 *''

Emesopsis bellulus ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960 *''

Emesopsis bunda ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Wygodzinsky, 1956 *''

Emesopsis decoris ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960 *''

Emesopsis gaius ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' McAtee & Malloch, 1926 *'' Emesopsis gallienus'' McAtee & Malloch, 1926 *''

Emesopsis habros ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, ''Emesopsis nubila, E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mo ...

'' Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960 *'' Emesopsis hadrian'' McAtee & Malloch, 1926 Hadrian *'' Emesopsis imbellis'' (Horvath, 1914) *''

Emesopsis infenestra ''Emesopsis infenestra'' is a species of assassin bug. Distribution The species has been found in Australia, the Loyalty Islands and New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It c ...

'' Tatarnic, Wall & Cassis, 2011 *'' Emesopsis longipilosa'' Ishikawa & Okajima, 2004 *'' Emesopsis medusa'' (Kirkaldy, 1908) *''

Emesopsis nero ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' McAtee & Malloch, 1926 *''

Emesopsis nubila ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Uhler, 1893 *''

Emesopsis obsoletus ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' McAtee & Malloch, 1926 *''

Emesopsis pallidicoxa ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' (Usinger, 1946) *''

Emesopsis plagiatus ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Miller, 1941 *''

Emesopsis scitulus ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960 *''

Emesopsis spicatus ''Emesopsis'' is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, '' E. nubila'', also occurs in southern Europe. The representatives of this genus are mostly relatively s ...

'' McAtee & Malloch, 1926 *'' Emesopsis streiti'' Kovac & Yang, 1995

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1335636 Reduviidae Hemiptera of Asia Taxa named by Philip Reese Uhler