Harpactor angulosus

Harpactor angulosus is a species of true bug (Harpactorinae). This assassin bug has been documented preying on caterpillars of the genus Hylesia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.[1] Caterpillars of this genus are an agricultural pest. H. angulosus, like other species of Harpactorini, has potential as a biological pest control agent.

Harpactor angulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Harpactor
Species:
H. angulosus
Binomial name
Harpactor angulosus
Lepeletier & Serville, 1825

References

  1. Alexandre I. A. Pereira; José C. Zanuncio; Hélcio R. Gil-Santana; Francisco S. Ramalho; Germano L. D. Leite; José E. Serrão (2009). "Harpactor angulosus (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), a predator of Neotropical saturniids, Hylesia spp. in Brazil". Entomological News. 120 (2): 206–212. doi:10.3157/021.120.0213.


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