Empicoris subparallelus

Empicoris subparallelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Emesinae
Tribe:	Ploiariolini
Genus:	Empicoris
Species:	E. subparallelus
Binomial name
	Empicoris subparallelus; McAtee & Malloch, 1925

Empicoris subparallelus is a species of thread-legged bug found in Cuba and from two Southern US States (Florida and Texas).

Florida Record[]

E. subparallelus was first reported in Florida from light traps set to monitor for mosquitoes in the Florida Keys in 2007.^[1] E. subparallelus may prey upon mosquito adults or larvae, although it has never been reported to do so.^[1] One Tunisian species of Ploiaria has been proposed as a biocontrol agent for Phlebotomus sand flies and mosquitoes.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Empicoris subparallelus(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a predatory bug new to the fauna of Florida". Florida Entomologist 90(4). December 2007.
^ Robaud, E., and Weiss. 1927. Note sur un Hémiptera Réduvide chasseur de moustiques et de Phlébotomes dans la Tunisie du nord. Arch. Inst. Pasteur Tunis 16: 81-83.

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[Hribar-1] "Empicoris subparallelus(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a predatory bug new to the fauna of Florida". Florida Entomologist 90(4). December 2007.

[2] Robaud, E., and Weiss. 1927. Note sur un Hémiptera Réduvide chasseur de moustiques et de Phlébotomes dans la Tunisie du nord. Arch. Inst. Pasteur Tunis 16: 81-83.

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