Holoptilinae
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| Holoptilinae | |
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| Ant wolf or feather-legged bug, genus Holoptilus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Holoptilinae Lepeletier and Serville, 1825 |
| Tribes | |
The Holoptilinae are a subfamily of Reduviidae (assassin bugs) known as feather-legged bugs or ant wolves. Several members of the subfamily specialize on ants. About 16 genera (one fossil) are known,[1] with about 80 species described. Species in the Holoptilini tribe possess a specialized organ called a trichome to attract ants.[2]
Three tribes are included in the subfamily - Aradellini, Dasycnemini, and Holoptilini.[3]