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Ploiaria Scopoli 1786

Ploiaria

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Ploiaria is a cosmopolitan genus of thread-legged bugs (Emesinae). There are presently about 130 described species.[1][2]

Description

Ploiaria can be recognised by the head without ventral spine-like setae, the medially emarginated posterior margin of the prosternum, the posterior pronotal lobe covering only the extreme base of the mesonotum, the scutellum and metanotum lacking spines, the profemora lacking a process with several spine-like setae, and three-segmented protarsi. There is great variation in wing development between different species and within species, with macroptery (developed wings), brachyptery (reduced wings) and aptery (winglessness) all occurring in the genus.[3]

Habitat

These bugs live in various habitats ranging from tropical forests to deserts and even oceanic islands (presumably reached by rafting on tree trunks). Their microhabitat range includes trees, epiphytes, leaf litter, under bark and under stones. The species P. chilensis and P. domestica are synanthropes, meaning they are associated with human habitats.[4]

Diet

Ploiaria, like other emesines, are predators. They have been recorded feeding on prey such as Phlebotomus flies, mosquitoes and planthoppers.[5]

Selected species

This list contains all species of Ploiaria currently considered valid, except for a few that have been described very recently:

References

  1. ^ Redei. "New and little-known thread-legged assassin bugs from Australia and New Guinea (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 53 (4), pp. 363–379, 2007.
  2. ^ Redei. "A new species of Ploiaria from Peninsular Malayasia" (PDF). The Raffes Bulletin of Zoology 2008 56(1): 11-15.
  3. ^ Ishikawa, T.; Susila, W.; Okajima, S. (2008). "Two new species of the emesine assassin bug genus Ploiaria (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Indonesia". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 48 (2): 345–359.
  4. ^ Hadjiconstantis, Michael; Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos (2018-06-28). "Confirmed Occurrence Of Ploiaria Domestica (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) In Cyprus". doi:10.5281/ZENODO.1299614. ISSN 2224-6304. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Wygodzinsky, P. W. (1966). A monograph of the Emesinae (Reduviidae, Hemiptera). OCLC 1270409216.
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Ploiaria: Brief Summary

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Ploiaria is a cosmopolitan genus of thread-legged bugs (Emesinae). There are presently about 130 described species.

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