The Ectrichodiinae are a subfamily of assassin bugs (Reduviidae) known for specializing on millipedes as prey. The group comprises more than 600 species in about 115 genera, making it a fairly large subfamily. The bugs are also known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow.

Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and hunt at night.

Ectrichodiinae

Females have wing reduction and or/ extreme sexual dimorphism.

Ectrichodiinae

Genera

Austrokatanga Weirauch, 2009

Borgmeierina Wygodzinsky, 1949

Brontostoma Kirkaldy, 1904

Caecina Stål, 1863

Choucoris Cai, 2000

Daraxa Stål, 1859

Echinocoris Livingstone & Ravichandran, 1992

Ectrichodia

Ectrychotes

Glymmatophora Stål, 1855

Guionius

Haematorrhophus

Hemihaematorrhophus Murugan & Livingstone, 1995

Labidocoris

Pseudozirta Berenger & Gil-Santana, 2005

Rhiginia Stål, 1859

Scadra

Stegius

Synectrychotes

Vilius

Zirta Stål, 1859

References

Reduviidae

Hemiptera subfamilies

Ectrichodiinae