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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
232
4512
28070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
163
3903
24307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Reduvoidea
1
116
431
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyReduviidae
Latreille, 1807
Assassin and thread-legged bugs, Assassin Bug
116
431
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEmesinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Thread-legged bugs
19
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
19 Genera with 88 Species
Alumeda Popov, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Barce Stål, 196610SpeciesTaxom
Emesa Dohrn, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Emesaya McAtee & Mal..., 19259SpeciesTaxom
Emesopsis Uhler, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Empicoris Wolff, 192522SpeciesTaxom
Gardena Dohrn, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Ghilianella Spinola, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ghinallelia Wygodzinsky, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Metapterus Costa, 02SpeciesTaxom
Myiophanes Reuter, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Nesidiolestes Kirkaldy, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatocoris Breddin, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ploiaria Scopoli, 194822SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobargylia Wygodzinsky, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pseudometapterus Wygodzinsky, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Saicella Usinger, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenolemoides McAtee and M..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stenolemus Signoret, 18589SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
88 Species and 7 Subspecies
Alumeda solorzanokraemerae Popov, 2016
Barce aberrans McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Barce fraterna Say, 1832
Barce fraterna annulipes Stål, 1867
Barce fraterna banksii Baker, 1910
Barce fraterna fraterna Say, 1832
Barce husseyi Wygodzinsky, 1966
Barce neglecta McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Barce neglectus McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Barce uhleri Banks, 1909
Barce werneri Wygodzinsky, 1966
Emesa annulata Dohrn, 1860
Emesa annulatus Dohrn, 1860
Emesaya banksi McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Emesaya brevicoxa Banks, 1909
Emesaya brevipennis Say, 1832Big western bittercress
Emesaya brevipennis australis McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Emesaya brevipennis brevipennis Say, 1832
Emesaya brevipennis occidentalis McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Emesaya incisa McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Emesaya lineata McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Emesaya modica McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893Thread-legged bug
Emesopsis nubilus (Uhler, 1894)⇒ Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893
Empicoris armata Champion, 1898
Empicoris armatus Champion, 1898
Empicoris armatus armatus Champion, 1898
Empicoris barberi McAtee & Mal..., 1923
Empicoris culiciformis De Geer, 1773
Empicoris electricus Thomas, 1992
Empicoris errabunda Say, 1832
Empicoris errabundus Say, 1832
Empicoris incredibilis Wygodzinsky, 1966
Empicoris minutus Usinger, 1946Coriander
Empicoris nudus McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Empicoris orthoneuron McAtee & Mal..., 1925
Empicoris palmensis Blatchley, 1926
Empicoris parshleyi Bergroth, 1922
Empicoris pilosus Fieber, 1861
Empicoris pulcher Blackburn, 1888Thread-legged bug
Empicoris reticulatus
Empicoris rubromaculatus Blackburn, 1888Thread bug
Empicoris subparallelus McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Empicoris vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758
Empicoris whitei Blackburn, 1881Thread-legged bug
Empicoris winnemana McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Gardena elkinsi Wygodzinsky, 1966
Gardena messalina
Gardena poppaea McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ghilianella (Ghilianella) uncinata McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ghilianella monense
Ghinallelia borincana Maldonado, 1939
Ghinallelia globifera Bergroth, 1906
Ghinallelia productilis Barber, 1914
Metapterus uhleri
Metapterus wygodzinski
Nesidiolestes insularis Kirkaldy, 1908Parish's saltbush
Nesidiolestes roberti Wygodzinsky, 1966
Phasmatocoris labyrinthicus Pape, 2013Basking shark
Ploiaria (Ploiaria) hirticornis N.Banks, 1909
Ploiaria (Ploiaria) similis McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria aptera McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria bispina (McAtee & Mal..., 1925)⇒ Ploiaria macrophthalma Dohrn, 1860
Ploiaria californiensis Baker, 1910
Ploiaria carolina Herrich-Scha..., 1850
Ploiaria chilensis Philippi, 1862
Ploiaria denticauda McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria floridana Bergroth, 1922
Ploiaria insolida White, 1877Thread-legged bug
Ploiaria macrophthalma Dohrn, 1860Thread-legged bug
Ploiaria maculata
Ploiaria maria Maldonado, 1948
Ploiaria maya Wygodzinsky, 1966
Ploiaria pilicornis McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria poncei Maldonado, 1948
Ploiaria reticulata Baker, 1910
Ploiaria setulifera McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria sonoraensis Van Duzee, 1923
Ploiaria texana N.Banks, 1909
Ploiaria uniseriata McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Ploiaria yunquensis Maldonado, 1948
Pseudobargylia iuncea Erichson, 1842
Pseudometapterus butleri Wygodzinsky, 1966
Pseudometapterus umbrosus Blatchley, 1926
Pseudometapterus wygodzinskyi Elkins, 1953
Stenolemoides arizonensis Banks, 1909
Stenolemus (Stenolemus) pallidipennis McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Stenolemus hirtipes (McAtee & Mal..., 1925)⇒ Stenolemus lanipes Wygodzinsky, 1949
Stenolemus lanipes Wygodzinsky, 1949Broadleaf gilia
Stenolemus longicornis Blatchley, 1925
Stenolemus mexicanus McAtee & Mal..., 1925Big western bittercress
Stenolemus pristinus
Stenolemus schwarzii Bergroth, 1916
Stenolemus spiniger
Stenolemus spiniventris Signoret, 1858Colorado beeblossom

Subnodes of Emesinae with occurrences in North America
TribeEmesini
Amyot & Serville, 1843
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeistarchini
Van Duzee, 1916
1
22
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMetapterini
Stål, 1874
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePloiariolini
Van Duzee, 1916
5
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Emesinae at itis.gov