Zelus (genus - predators)

Reduviidae (predators) • Heteroptera (predators) • predatory insects • beneficials/natural enemies

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Zelus longipes (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Johnny N. Dell
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Zelus Fabricius, 1803

This genus of predatory bugs cotains around 60 species that are found in the Americas. They prey on a variety of insects including many pest species. These range from Lepidoptera to whiteflies, aphids and other bugs. The genus is characterized by various morphological features like the presence of a metathoracic scent gland or the cubitus of the forewings forming a quadrate cell.

Type species: Zelus longipes

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Zelus exsanguis (predator)
• Zelus longipes (predator)
• Zelus renardii (predator)