Zelus renardii information

Zelus renardii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Genus:	Zelus
Species:	Z. renardii
Binomial name
	Zelus renardii; Kolenati, 1856

Zelus renardii, commonly known as the leaf hopper assassin bug,^[1]^[2] is a predacious insect contained within tribe Harpactorini.^[3] Diurnal and found on both wild and crop plants, Z. renardii has spread from its native habitats in western North and Central America into three other biogeographic regions across the globe.^[4]

Zelus renardii is considered a sister species to Z. cervicalis, as they share two unique characters: the lateral margins of dorsal phallothecal sclerite are recurved, and the medial process is strongly hooked apically.^[5]

^ Davranoglou, L. R. (2011). "Zelus renardii (Kolenati, 1856), a new world Reduviid discovered in Europe (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 147: 157–162.
^ Weirauch, C.; Alvarez, C.; Zhang, G. (2012). "Zelus renardii and Z. tetrachanthus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Biological attributes and the potential for dispersal in two assassin bug species". Florida Entomologist. 95 (3): 641–649. doi:10.1653/024.095.0315.
^ Law, Y.; Sediqi, A. (2010). "Sticky substance on eggs improves predation success and substrate adhesion in newly hatched Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) instars". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 103 (5): 771–774. doi:10.1603/AN09143. S2CID 84520599.
^ D'Hervé, F. E.; Olave, A.; Dapoto, G. L. (2018). "Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Harpactorini): First record from Argentina". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 77 (1): 32–35. doi:10.25085/rsea.770106.
^ Zhang, G.; Hart, E. R.; Weirauch, C. (2016). "A taxonomic monograph of the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): 71 species based on 10,000 specimens". Biodiversity Data Journal. 4 (4): e8150. doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e8150. PMC 5019016. PMID 27651730.

[:0-1] Davranoglou, L. R. (2011). "Zelus renardii (Kolenati, 1856), a new world Reduviid discovered in Europe (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 147: 157–162.

[:1-2] Weirauch, C.; Alvarez, C.; Zhang, G. (2012). "Zelus renardii and Z. tetrachanthus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Biological attributes and the potential for dispersal in two assassin bug species". Florida Entomologist. 95 (3): 641–649. doi:10.1653/024.095.0315.

[:8-3] Law, Y.; Sediqi, A. (2010). "Sticky substance on eggs improves predation success and substrate adhesion in newly hatched Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) instars". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 103 (5): 771–774. doi:10.1603/AN09143. S2CID 84520599.

[:2-4] D'Hervé, F. E.; Olave, A.; Dapoto, G. L. (2018). "Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Harpactorini): First record from Argentina". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 77 (1): 32–35. doi:10.25085/rsea.770106.

[:3-5] Zhang, G.; Hart, E. R.; Weirauch, C. (2016). "A taxonomic monograph of the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): 71 species based on 10,000 specimens". Biodiversity Data Journal. 4 (4): e8150. doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e8150. PMC 5019016. PMID 27651730.