Psyttala Explained

Psyttala is a genus of insects belonging to the assassin bugs.^{[1] [2]} The genus name is commonly misspelled as Psytalla (e.g.^[3]), but the original author Carl Stål spelt it Psyttala.^[4]

Species

• Psyttala ducalis (Westwood, 1845)
• Psyttala dudgeoni Distant, 1919
• Psyttala horrida (Stål, 1865)
• Psyttala incognita Distant, 1919
• Psyttala johnstoni Distant, 1919
• Psyttala samwelli Distant, 1919

Notes and References

1. Maldonado Capriles J. (1990) - Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World - Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico
2. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/11/1014 Bugaj-Nawrocka et al. (2022) Psyttala horrida (Stål, 1865) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae)—A Morphological Study of Eggs and Nymphs. Insects, 13(11), 1014; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111014
3. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id917565/ Biolib
4. p. 187 Retrieved 2026-03-01.