Saicella
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Saicella is a genus of assassin bugs endemic to Hawaii
. There are currently six species in the genus. Saicella's taxonomic position is uncertain, with characters similar to both the Saicinae
and Emesinae
subfamilies.
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. There are currently six species in the genus. Saicella's taxonomic position is uncertain, with characters similar to both the Saicinae
Saicinae
Saicinae is a subfamily of the family Reduviidae, or the assassin bugs.-Genera:* Bagriella McAtee & Malloch, 1923* Buninotus Maldonado & Capriles, 1981* Caprilesia Gil-Santana, Marques & Costa, 2006* Kiskeyana Weiruach & Forero, 2007...
and Emesinae
Emesinae
Emesinae, or thread-legged bugs, are a subfamily of the Reduviidae . They are conspicuously different from the other reduviids by their very slender body form. They are stalking, predaceous insects that can be collected on palm fronds, cliffs, spider webbing, or near lights at night...
subfamilies.
List of species
- Saicella kipahulu Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella lilinoe Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella mulli Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella perkinsi Polhemus, 2000
- Saicella smithi Usinger, 1958
- Saicella usingeri Wygodzinsky, 1966