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Millipede Assassin Bugs
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Millipede Assassin Bugs

Ectrichodiinae

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.

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5 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Ectrichodiini

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Tribelocephalini

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Abelocephalini

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Tribelocodiini

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Xenocaucini

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 498535.