The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera.[1] They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests.[2]
Damsel bugs of the genus Nabis are the most common. They and other genera are most numerous in fields of legumes such as alfalfa, but they can be found in many other crops and in non-cultivated areas. They are yellow to tan in color and have large, bulbous eyes and stiltlike legs. They are generalist predators, catching almost any insect smaller than themselves, and cannibalizing each other when no other food is available. Several species have bitten humans.[3] Members of the subfamily Prostemmatinae reproduce by traumatic insemination.[4]
^Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2014. Contribution to the knowledgment of the Nabis punctipennis Blanchard, 1852 complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, 42(1): 63-69
^Braman, S. K. 2000. Damsel bugs (Nabidae). Pp. 639–656. In: Schaefer C. W. & Panizzi A. R. (eds.): Heteroptera of Economic Importance. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
^Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2011. A human case of bitting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemíptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 51(2): 407-409.
^Garrouste, Romain; Schubnel, Thomas; Huang, Diying; Azar, Dany; Cai, Chenyang; Nel, André (April 2020). "Sexual conflict during Mesozoic: The first Cretaceous damsel bug in Burmese amber (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae)" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 108: 104344. Bibcode:2020CrRes.10804344G. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104344.
The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators...
order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators; most other predatory...
dictionary. Pagasa may refer to: Pagasa (bug), an insect genus in the family Nabidae PAGASA, an acronym for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
capsiformis, the pale damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding...
Alloeorhynchus trimacula is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Central America and North America. "Alloeorhynchus trimacula...
Lasiomerus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least four described species in Lasiomerus. These four species belong to the...
diseases.[citation needed] Members of the families Reduviidae, Phymatidae and Nabidae are obligate predators. Some predatory species are used in biological pest...
the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. The species is 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) long...
Hoplistoscelis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in Hoplistoscelis. These eight species belong...
alternatus, the western damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Central America and North America. These two subspecies...
Nabis roseipennis is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America. "Nabis roseipennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
Prostemma is a genus of bugs in the family Nabidae, subfamily Prostemmatinae and tribe Prostemmatini. The following species are included: Prostemma aeneicolle...
Hoplistoscelis heidemanni is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America. "Hoplistoscelis heidemanni Report". Integrated...
Hoplistoscelis sericans is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America. "Hoplistoscelis sericans Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Alloeorhynchus nigrolobus is a species of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America. "Alloeorhynchus nigrolobus Species Information"...
Pagasa fusca is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. These two subspecies...
Carthasis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about five described species in Carthasis. These five species belong to the genus...
name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae. The name “mirmicoides” comes from the similarity of...
Nabis gagneorum is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Oceania. "Nabis gagneorum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
an American entomologist who worked on the systematics of the American Nabidae and worked with the Ford Foundation in the development of entomology in...
Carthasis decoratus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America. "Carthasis decoratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
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