Harpactor angulosus
| Harpactor angulosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Harpactor |
| Species: | H. angulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpactor angulosus Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 | |
Harpactor angulosus is a species of true bug (Harpactorinae). This assassin bug has been documented preying on caterpillars of the genus Hylesia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.[1] Caterpillars of this genus are an agricultural pest. H. angulosus, like other species of Harpactorini, has potential as a biocontrol agent for the control of this pest.
References
- ↑ Alexandre I. A. Pereira, José C. Zanuncio, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Francisco S. Ramalho, Germano L. D. Leite & José E. Serrão (2009). "Harpactor angulosus (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), a predator of Neotropical saturniids, Hylesia spp. in Brazil". Entomological News 120 (2): 206–212. doi:10.3157/021.120.0213.
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