Stenopodainae | |
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Canthesancus sp. (India) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: |
Stenopodainae Amyot and Serville, 1843 |
The Stenopodainae are a subfamily of Reduviidae (assassin bugs). Many species of this subfamily are endemic to tropical rainforests, and some smear their fore legs with sticky, plant-derived resin, to aid in prey capture.