Saicella
| Saicella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Usinger, 1958 |
Saicella is a genus of assassin bugs endemic to Hawaii.[1] There are currently six species in the genus.[2] Saicella's taxonomic position is uncertain, with characters similar to both the Saicinae and Emesinae subfamilies.
List of species
- Saicella kipahulu Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella lilinoe Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella mulli Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella perkinsi Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella smithi Usinger, 1958
- Saicella usingeri Wygodzinsky, 1966
References
- ^ Robert L. Usinger (1958). "A New Genus of Reduviidae from the Hawaiian Islands (Hemiptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 16 (3): 437–440.
- ^ D. A. Polhemus (2000). "A revision of the endemic hawaiian genus Saicella Usinger, with descriptions of four new species (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 102 (1): 1–20.