Emesopsis
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Emesopsis is a genus of tropical bugs (Heteroptera) from the family Reduviidae. There are at least 22 described species, of which one, Emesopsis nubilus, 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 with their back and middle legs. The front legs serve catching gripping functions. 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. As food for different groups of insects are used, such as beetles, bugs, Flies, or springtails.
Habitat and distribution
The species of the genus Emesopsis be found both in agricultural and forest ecosystems.
They only occur primarily in tropical Asia (eg India, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, New Guinea) and Australia (eg E. bunda in Queensland), which is available today by far the greatest species richness. Only the Emesopsis nubilus is found worldwide in warm to hot regions (such as Spain, Florida, Hawaii), which is probably a consequence of the spread of global trade.
partial species list
- Emesopsis aberrans (Distant, 1909)
- Emesopsis aemula (Horvath, 1914)
- Emesopsis albispinosa Ishikawa & Okajima, 2004
- Emesopsis amoenus Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960
- Emesopsis bellulus Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960
- Emesopsis bunda Wygodzinsky, 1956
- Emesopsis decoris Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960
- Emesopsis gaius McAtee & Malloch, 1926
- Emesopsis gallienus McAtee & Malloch, 1926
- Emesopsis habros Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960
- Emesopsis hadrian McAtee & Malloch, 1926 Hadrian
- Emesopsis imbellis (Horvath, 1914)
- Emesopsis longipilosa Ishikawa & Okajima, 2004
- Emesopsis medusa (Kirkaldy, 1908)
- Emesopsis nero McAtee & Malloch, 1926
- Emesopsis nubilus Uhler, 1893
- Emesopsis obsoletus McAtee & Malloch, 1926
- Emesopsis pallidicoxa (Usinger, 1946)
- Emesopsis plagiatus Miller, 1941
- Emesopsis scitulus Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960
- Emesopsis spicatus McAtee & Malloch, 1926
- Emesopsis streiti Kovac & Yang, 1995
References
- Tadashi Ishikawa, Shûji Okajima: First record of the emesine assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species. Entomological Science 7: 163-170 (2004). Tadashi Ishikawa, Shuji Okajima: First record of the emesine assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species. Entomological Science 7: 163-170 (2004).
- Tadashi Ishikawa, Shûji Okajima: The assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae) in Thailand. In: Hug the Bug (Hrsg. Wolfgang Rabitsch). Tadashi Ishikawa, Shuji Okajima: The assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Emesinae) in Thailand. In: Hug the bug (ed. Wolfgang Rabitsch). Denisia 19: 457-474. ISBN 978-3-85474-161-9 (2006). Denisia 19: 457-474. ISBN 978-3-85474-161-9 (2006).
- Tadashi Ishikawa, Tomohide Yasunaga: The emesine sassassin bug genus Emesopsis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Japan. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147: 221-228 (2004). Tadashi Ishikawa, Tomohide Yasunaga: The emesine sassassin genus Emesopsis bug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Japan. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147: 221-228 (2004).
- Damir Kovac, CM Yang: A new species of Emesopsis Uhler, 1893 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, with notes on its biology. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 43: 453-462 (1995). Damir Kovac, CM Yang: A New Species of Emesopsis Uhler, 1893 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Peninsular Malaysia, with notes on its biology. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 43: 453-462 (1995).