Systematics And Distribution Of The Subfamily Harpactorinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) In Northern Sarawak

Siti Hanisah, Binti Zahuri and Ratnawati, Binti Hazali and Fatimah, Binti Abang (2017) Systematics And Distribution Of The Subfamily Harpactorinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) In Northern Sarawak. Serangga, 22 (1). pp. 183-202. ISSN 1394-5130

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Abstract

Harpactorinae is the largest subfamily of Reduviidae and found distributed in all biogeographical regions. However, it is yet the most poorly studied subfamily of Reduviidae. This study records and redescribed Harpactorinae species in northern Sarawak based on morphological structures with reference to voucher specimens from UNIMAS Insect Reference Collection (UIRC), Agriculture Research Centre Semongok (ARC) and Sarawak Forest Department (SFD), as well as new field collections. A total of 99 specimens representing 11 genera and 14 species of Harpactorinae were evaluated. Velinus nigrigenu dominated other species with 37% representation, followed by Cosmolestes picticeps (35%), Sycanus macracanthus (11%) and Polididus armatissimus (4%). In northern Sarawak, Harpactorinae species can be found within two types of forests, lowland mixed dipterocarp forest and secondary forest. This paper presents a systematic account of each species of Harpactorinae.

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