Arilus
Genus of true bugs
Arilus, or wheel bugs due to the semicircular crest on the pronotum, is a genus of true bugs in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae and tribe Harpactorini. Most species are found in the Americas. Arilus is a generalist predator of insects.
See North American wheel bug for details about a representative species.
01Species
Five extant species plus one fossil species are included within this genus:
- Arilus carinatus (Forster, 1771)
- Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1763) the North American wheel bug
- Arilus depressicollis (Stål, 1859)
- †Arilus faujasi Riou, 1999
- Arilus gallus (Stål, 1872)
- Arilus nigriceps Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
Three additional species originally described in the genus are currently incertae sedis.
- Arilus auctus Germar, 1837
- Arilus collaris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848
- Arilus spiniceps Blanchard, 1843
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- Arilus cristatus Kaldari 02.jpg by Ryan Kaldari, Public domain
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