''Onychomesa'' is a little-known
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of thread-legged bug in 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 ...
. Three species have been described, one from India, Japan, and Taiwan.
Partial species list
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Onychomesa sauteri'' Wygodzinsky, 1966
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Onychomesa susainthani'' Wygodzinsky, 1966
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Onychomesa gokani'' Ishikawa, 2000
References
Reduviidae
Hemiptera of Asia
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