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Checklist for Subfamily Emesinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Thread-legged bugs)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
1876
5193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1648
4574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Reduvoidea
1
96
289
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyReduviidae
Latreille, 1807
Assassin and thread-legged bugs, Assassin Bug
96
289
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmesinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Thread-legged bugs
18
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
18 Genera with 78 Species
Alumeda Popov, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Barce Stål, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Bergemesa Wygodzinsky, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dohrnemesa Wygodzinsky, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Emesa Dohrn, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Emesopsis Uhler, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Empicoris Wolff, 192511SpeciesTaxom
Empiploiariola Popov, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Gardena Dohrn, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Ghilianella Spinola, 19608SpeciesTaxom
Ghinallelia Wygodzinsky, 196323SpeciesTaxom
Liaghinella Wygodzinsky, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Malacopus Stål, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Metapterus Costa, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Palacus Dohrn, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Paleoploiariola Maldonado Ca..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ploiaria Scopoli, 194813SpeciesTaxom
Stenolemus Signoret, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
78 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alumeda antilliana Y. A. Popov, 1989
Alumeda dominicana Y. A. Popov, 1989
Alumeda nigricans Y. A. Popov, 1989
Barce fraterna Say, 1832
Barce fraterna banksii Baker, 1910
Barce fraterna fraterna Say, 1832
Barce scaramuzzai Wygodzinsky, 1951
Bergemesa brachmanni Berg, 1884
Dohrnemesa exporrecta Wygodzinsky, 1958Bridges' gilia
Emesa mantis Fabricius, 1794
Emesa marmoratus
Emesa tenerrima Dohrn, 1860
Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893Thread-legged bug
Emesopsis nubilus (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893
Empicoris armatus Champion, 1898
Empicoris armatus armatus Champion, 1898
Empicoris barberi McAtee & Mal..., 1923
Empicoris copal Y. A. Popov, 1987
Empicoris cubanus Grillo & Pastor, 1979
Empicoris errabundus Say, 1832
Empicoris nudus McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Empicoris priscus Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Empicoris rubromaculatus Blackburn, 1888Thread bug
Empicoris soroanus Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Empicoris subparallelus McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Empiploiariola inermis Y. A. Popov, 1993
Gardena faustina McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Gardena marcia McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ghilianella (Ghilianella) apiculata McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ghilianella angulata Uhler, 1893
Ghilianella borincana
Ghilianella gibbiventris Champion, 1898
Ghilianella gladiator McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ghilianella monense
Ghilianella spinata Maldonado, 1960
Ghilianella spinicaudata Maldonado, 1960
Ghinallelia alveola McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Ghinallelia bicaudata McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Ghinallelia borincana Maldonado, 1939
Ghinallelia caprilana Grillo & Alayo, 1960
Ghinallelia carayoni Villiers, 1978
Ghinallelia galapagensis Heidemann, 1901
Ghinallelia haitiana Maldonado, 1960
Ghinallelia insularis Villiers, 1978
Ghinallelia longula McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Ghinallelia maculata McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Ghinallelia madida Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Ghinallelia monensis Maldonado, 1953
Ghinallelia occidentalis Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Ghinallelia persimilis McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Ghinallelia pinarensis Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Ghinallelia productilis Barber, 1914
Ghinallelia regina Maldonado, 1981
Ghinallelia signoreti Dohrn, 1860
Ghinallelia simillima McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Ghinallelia terrestris Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Ghinallelia varicornis Dohrn, 1860
Ghinallelia victoriae Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Ghinallelia zomata Maldonado, 1963
Liaghinella farri Wygodzinsky, 1966
Malacopus banksi Wygodzinsky, 1950
Malacopus wygodzinskyi Y. A. Popov, 1987
Palacus cubensis Dohrn, 1863
Palacus maculatus Wygodzinsky, 1954
Palacus oblitus Grillo & Alayo, 1979
Palacus reticulatus Dohrn, 1863
Paleoploiariola venosa J. Maldonado..., 1993
Ploiaria bequaerti Wygodzinsky, 1953Bridges' gilia
Ploiaria darlingtoni Wygodzinsky, 1954
Ploiaria fairmairei Dohrn, 1860
Ploiaria guadeloupensis Villiers, 1978
Ploiaria gundlachi Dohrn, 1860
Ploiaria maria Maldonado, 1948
Ploiaria matilei Dispons & Vi..., 1967
Ploiaria poncei Maldonado, 1948
Ploiaria rufoannulata Bergroth, 1911
Ploiaria setulifera McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria umbrarum McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria villiersi Maldonado, 1978
Ploiaria yunquensis Maldonado, 1948
Stenolemus haitianus Maldonado, 1975

Subnodes of Emesinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeDeliastini
Villiers, 1949
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEmesini
Amyot & Serville, 1843
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeistarchini
Van Duzee, 1916
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMetapterini
Stål, 1874
5
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePloiariolini
Van Duzee, 1916
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Emesinae at itis.gov