SYSTEMATICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUBFAMILY HARPACTORINAE AMYOT & SERVILLE, 1843 (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: REDUVIIDAE) IN NORTHERN SARAWAK
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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