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Zelus Fabricius 1803

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Genus Zelus Fabricius, 1803

Zelus Fabricius, 1803 is the most speciose New World genus in the tribe Harpactorini (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) (Zhang et al. 2016). The latter authors have recently provided a comprehensive revision of Zelus, recognizing 71 species, among which 24 were described as new.

Notes

Published as part of Gil-Santana, Hélcio R., 2019, New records, taxonomic notes, and the description of a new species of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Ecuador, pp. 502-520 in Zootaxa 4613 (3) on page 517, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/3239879

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Fabricius
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Reduviidae
Genus
Zelus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Zelus Fabricius, 1803 sec. Gil-Santana, 2019

References

  • Zhang, G., Hart, E. R. & Weirauch, C. (2016) A taxonomic monograph of the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): 71 species based on 10,000 specimens. Biodiversity Data Journal, 4, e 8150 https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / BDJ. 4. e 8150