Pisilus
| Pisilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactorinae |
| Tribe: | Harpactorini |
| Genus: | Pisilus Stål, 1858 |
| Species: | P. tipuliformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pisilus tipuliformis (Fabricius, 1794) | |
Pisilus tipuliformis is a species of assassin bug in the subfamily Harpactorinae. It is the only species in the genus Pisilus.[1] The females of this species exhibit maternal care, and can distinguish their own eggs from other females of the same species.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pisilus Stål, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- Parker, A. H. (March 1965). "The maternal behaviour of Pisilus tipuliformis Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 8 (1): 13–19. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1965.tb02337.x.
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