Genus of true bugs
Arilus , or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae , subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini . Most species are found in the Americas .[ 4] Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.[ 2]
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.
Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus:[ 5]
Arilus carinatus (Forster, 1771)
Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1763) the North American wheel bug
Arilus depressicollis (Stål, 1859)
†Arilus faujasi Riou, 1999
Arilus gallus (Stål, 1872)
Arilus nigriceps Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848 Three additional species originally described in the genus are currently incertae sedis .[ 5]
Arilus auctus Germar, 1837
Arilus collaris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
Arilus spiniceps Blanchard, 1843
^ Aldrich, Jeffrey R.; Chauhan, Kamlesh R.; Zhang, Aijun; Zarbin, Paulo H.G. (2013). "Exocrine Secretions of Wheel Bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Arilus spp.): Clarification and Chemistry" . Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C . 68 (11–12): 522–526. doi :10.1515/znc-2013-11-1211 . Retrieved 2022-02-01 .
^ a b Laiton J., Laura A.; Giraldo-Jaramillo, Marisol; Forero, Dimitri; Benavides M., Pablo (2021). "The wheel bug Arilus gallus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): life history and description of immature stages". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 123 (3): 551–563. doi :10.4289/0013-8797.123.3.551 .
^ Fitzsimmons, Jay M.; Fitzsimmons, Lauren P. (2010). "Pre-copulatory behavior of the wheel bug Arilus gallus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)" . Entomological News . 121 (3): 304–307. Retrieved 2022-02-01 .
^ GBIF: Arilus Hahn, 1831
^ a b "Arilus Hahn, 1831: Genus information BioLib" . biolib.cz. Retrieved 11 May 2020 .