Brontostoma

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Heteroptera Family Reduviidae Phylum Arthropoda Order True bugs		Class Insecta Superfamily Cimicomorpha Subfamily Ectrichodiinae Rank Genus
Similar Ectrichodiinae, True bugs, Ghilianella, Glymmatophora, Rasahus

Brontostoma is a neotropical genus in the subfamily Ectrichodiinae of Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 20 species have been described. These species are brightly colored with reds and oranges, and like all members of the Ectrichodiinae, specialize on millipede prey.

Partial list of species

Brontostoma bahiensis Gil-Santana 2004

Brontostoma deferreri

Brontostoma discus Burmeister, 1835

Brontostoma diringshofeni

Brontostoma notatum

Brontostoma rubrum

Brontostoma sanguinosum Stål, 1872

Brontostoma trux

References

Brontostoma Wikipedia

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