Glymmatophora, the Metallic Assassin Bugs, is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.
Description
These medium-sized bugs are brightly metallic red or orange and bluish black or dark brown colored, an aposematic coloration. The females are wingless and are similar to the nymphs.[1]
Members of this genus are known for hunting diplopods, giant African millipedes, by injecting them with a fast acting venom .[2] They usually hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and prey at night.[1]
Distribution
Species within this genus can be found throughout Southern Africa.[1][3]
Species
Species within this genus include:[4][5]
- Glymmatophora aeniceps Horvath, 1914
- Glymmatophora amazonica Villiers, 1948
- Glymmatophora angolana Villiers, 1952
- Glymmatophora angulata Miller, 1956
- Glymmatophora costalis (Distant, 1903)
- Glymmatophora crassipes Horváth, 1914
- Glymmatophora dejoncki Schouteden, 1919
- Glymmatophora dimorpha (de Jonck, 1898)
- Glymmatophora dubia (Schouteden, 1909)
- Glymmatophora eques Breddin, 1913
- Glymmatophora erythrodera (Schaum, 1853)
- Glymmatophora horvathi Schouteden, 1931
- Glymmatophora loangwae Schouteden, 1919
- Glymmatophora lomanicola Villiers, 1971
- Glymmatophora lotei Villiers, 1948
- Glymmatophora lundensis Villiers, 1950
- Glymmatophora machadoi Villiers, 1950
- Glymmatophora manicae Miller, 1950
- Glymmatophora mashonae Miller, 1950
- Glymmatophora nana Miller, 1956
- Glymmatophora natalensis (Stål, 1855)
- Glymmatophora overlaeti Schouteden, 1931
- Glymmatophora patricia (Stål, 1855)
- Glymmatophora pellax Horvath, 1914
- Glymmatophora rhodesiana Miller, 1950
- Glymmatophora rubripes Stål, 1853
- Glymmatophora rufipes (de Jonck, 1898)
- Glymmatophora schoutedeni Horvath, 1906
- Glymmatophora semirubra Horvath, 1914
- Glymmatophora sheffieldi Schouteden, 1919
- Glymmatophora submetallica Stål, 1855
- Glymmatophora sudanica Schouteden, 1919
- Glymmatophora swalei Schouteden, 1919
- Glymmatophora ugandana Horvath, 1914
- Glymmatophora venustiterga Hesse, 1925
- Glymmatophora viridescens Miller, 1956
References
- ^ a b c South Africa
- ^ "Gorongosa". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ The genus Glymmatophora in Namibia
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Discover life
- Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico
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