Bedbug-hunters [1] ( lat. Nabidae ) - a family of semi-winged bugs from the suborder of bugs . The family includes 400 species that are ubiquitous .
| Bedbug hunters |
Himacerus apterus ' |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Infrastructure : | Cimicomorpha |
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Nabidae Costa , 1852 |
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These are small bugs, usually reaching 3 to 12 mm [2] .
In North America, 34 species from 11 genera are common [2] .
Common among tall grassy thickets in fields, meadows and gardens. Nymphs and adults predators; feed on soft-bodied insects [2] .
Some genera of the family:
- Anaptus
- Himacerus
- Hoplistoscelis
- Lasiomerus
- Metatropiphorus
- Nabicula
- Nabis
- Pagasa
- Phorticus
- ↑ An annotated list of rare and endangered species of invertebrate animals, especially protected within Russia // 2003 * Russia * Red list of specially protected rare and endangered animals and plants. (2nd edition). Part 2. Invertebrate animals (Red Book Bulletin, 2/2004 (2008)) / rev. ed. V.E. Prisyazhnyuk. - M .: Laboratory of the Red Book of the All-Russian Research Institute of Nature Conservation , 2004 (2008). - S. 147. - 512 p. - ISBN 978-5-9243-0158-7 Full text .
- ↑ 1 2 3 BugGuide Family Nabidae - Damsel Bugs.
