The Emesinae, or thread-legged bugs, are a subfamily of the Reduviidae (i.e., assassin bugs). They are conspicuously different from the other reduviids...

as: Ambush bugs – subfamily Phymatinae Thread-legged bugs – subfamily Emesinae, including the genus Emesaya Kissing bugs (or cone-headed bugs) – subfamily...

names such as "thread bugs" and "stilt bugs". In this they resemble the Emesinae, with which they are easily confused, though they are in different families...

after missing the jump on its target. The assassin bug Stenolemus lanipes (Emesinae) apparently feeds exclusively on spiderlings of this species, but can also...

Bagauda zetteli is a species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae found in Borneo. The species was described in 2005 and was found near the entrance...

position is uncertain, with characters similar to both the Saicinae and Emesinae subfamilies. Saicella kipahulu Polhemus, 2000 Saicella lilinoe Polhemus...

Polauchenia is a genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Only five species have been described. Polauchenia marcapata Wygodzinsky, 1966 Polauchenia protentor...

Stenolemus lanipes is a species of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). This species feeds on spiders, especially spiderlings of Parasteatoda tepidariorum. Stenolemus...

Phasmatocoris is a little-known genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Fourteen species have been described, including 3 from Colombia. Phasmatocoris labyrinthicus...

genus of true bug in the subfamily Emesinae. Emesaya brevipennis Wygodzinsky, Pedro W. (1966). "A monograph of the Emesinae (Reduviidae, Hemiptera)". Bulletin...

Onychomesa is a little-known genus of thread-legged bug in the subfamily Emesinae. Three species have been described, one from India, Japan, and Taiwan....

Emesaya brevipennis is a New World species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae. There are three subspecies, all of which occur in North America north...

Emesa is a small genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Only four species have been described. Emesa annulata (Dohrn, 1860) Emesa filum Brullé, 1836 Emesa...

Stenolemus is a genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Species of this genus are noted for preying on spiders. There are many species in the genus Stenolemus...

Wygodzinsky (1966) proposed that this group is the sister group of the remaining Emesinae. Collartida Villiers, 1949 Mangabea Villiers, 1970 Stenorhamphus Elkins...

Ploiaria is a cosmopolitan genus of thread-legged bugs (Emesinae). There are presently about 130 described species. Ploiaria can be recognised by the head...

Bagauda is a genus of thread-legged bug in the Emesinae. 18 species are currently known. Many of the species of this genus are associated with caves, some...

Emesopsis streiti is a species of Emesinae described from Malaysia. Emesopsis streiti was found of decaying bamboo culms of Gigantochloa scortechinii....

Proguithera is a genus of thread-legged bug in the Emesinae. This genus forms a group with two other genera, Guithera and Lutevula. The relationship between...

Gardena is a genus of thread-legged bugs in the subfamily Emesinae. It is the second-largest genus in the tribe Emesini. Presently there are 46 described...

Polauchenia protentor is a species of thread-legged bug (Emesinae), recorded from Panama and a Colombian tropical dry forest on the Caribbean coast. Dimitri...

one centimeter. They move, as is common for the bugs of the subfamily Emesinae, with their back and middle legs. The raptorial front legs serve to capture...

Empicoris is a cosmopolitan genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae). Numerous species have been described. These 18 species belong to the genus Empicoris:...

cavernicolous assassin bug of the genus Bagauda Bergroth (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 4127 (2): 365–375. doi:10.11646/zootaxa...

Ghilianella beckeri is a species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae found in Brazil. The species was described in 2009 and was found in the collection...

Pseudometapterus is a little-known genus of thread-legged bug in the subfamily Emesinae. Members of the genus occur in North America and usually have wings that...

Chinemesa is a little-known genus of thread-legged bug (Emesinae) apparently endemic to Borneo. Only four species have been described and the three described...

Ghilianella phasma is a species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Myanmar. There is some debate...

interior. Phasmatocoris papei sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Emesini) is described from French Guiana based on two male specimens....

Ghilianella is a genus of true bug in the subfamily Emesinae. Fifty-eight species have been described, with a distribution from Guatemala to Brazil. The...