''Stenolemus'' is a genus of thread-legged bug (
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 ...
). Species of this genus are noted for preying on
spider
Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...
s.
Species
There are many species in the genus ''Stenolemus'', including:
* ''
Stenolemus alikakay''
Redei & Tsai, 2010 g
* ''
Stenolemus annulatus''
g
* ''
Stenolemus atkinsoni''
Distant, 1903
* ''
Stenolemus bituberus''
Stål, 1874
* ''
Stenolemus crassirostris''
Stål, 1871 g
* ''
Stenolemus edwardsii''
* ''
Stenolemus fraterculus''
Wygodzinsky, 1956 g
* ''
Stenolemus giraffa''
* ''
Stenolemus greeni''
* ''
Stenolemus griveaudi''
Villiers, 1970 g
* ''
Stenolemus hirtipes''
* ''
Stenolemus lanipes
''Stenolemus lanipes'' is a species of thread-legged bug ( Emesinae).
This species feeds on spiders, especially spiderlings of ''Parasteatoda tepidariorum
''Parasteatoda tepidariorum'', the common house spider or American house spider, is a ...
''
Wygodzinsky, 1949 i c g b
* ''
Stenolemus lenti''
Espínola & Silva, 1963
* ''
Stenolemus longicornis''
(Blatchley, 1925) i c g
* ''
Stenolemus novaki''
Horváth, 1888 g
* ''
Stenolemus pallidipennis''
McAtee and Malloch, 1925 i c g
* ''
Stenolemus schwarzii''
Bergroth, 1916 i c g b
* ''
Stenolemus spiniventris
''Stenolemus spiniventris'' is a species of thread-legged bug in the family Reduviidae
The Reduviidae is a large Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of the suborder Heteroptera of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera (true bugs). A ...
''
Signoret, 1858 i c g b
* ''
Stenolemus susainathani''
Wygodzinsky, 1966
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Reduviidae
Cimicomorpha genera
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