27 Nabidae

The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. 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.

Alloeorhynchus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least 4 described species in Alloeorhynchus.

Arachnocoris is a small genus of true bugs found in the Neotropics.

Himacerus is a genus of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

Himacerus apterus, known as the tree damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

Himacerus boops is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found from South Scandinavia and the South of the British Isles over Western and Central Europe and East across the Palearctic to Siberia and in the Caspian region. They are not present in most parts of the Mediterranean.

Himacerus major is a species damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in the Holarctic.The range is from South Scandinavia and the South of the British Isles over West Europe including the Western Mediterranean, Central Europe and Eastern Europe and in the Caucasus. It is also found in North America. Himacerus major occurs in many different habitats with grass, regardless of the level of humidity. The species occurs on very dry dune habitats, and nutrient-poor grasslands,as well as wet shores of waters without woody vegetation and salt places inland. The species occurs in very large numbers near the coast of the Northern Baltic Sea. It is absent from woodland.

Himacerus mirmicoides, common name ant damsel bug, is a species of damsel bugs belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

Hoplistoscelis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are about eight described species in Hoplistoscelis.

Lasiomerus is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae. There are at least four described species in Lasiomerus.

Lasiomerus annulatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America.

Nabis is a genus of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae.

Nabis americoferus, the common damsel bug, is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Nabis biformis is a type of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

Nabis brevis is a type of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

Nabis 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, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.

Nabis ericetorum is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

Nabis ferus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Central America and Europe.

Nabis flavomarginatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

Nabis limbatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in Northern Europe and the northern part of Western and Central Europe. It occurs in the East in Eastern Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia to China and Korea. It is introduced in Canada. In the Alps, it rises to about 1400 meters above sea level. In the South of Europe, it is found only in the central uplands.

Nabis lineatus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

Nabis pseudoferus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae.

Nabis roseipennis is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America.

Nabis rufusculus is a species of damsel bug in the family Nabidae. It is found in North America.

Nabis rugosus also known as the Common Damsel Bug is a predatory true bug. The species is found in the Palearctic. It is found in Europe from the North edge of the Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia. Further east, the distribution extends east across the Palearctic to Central Asia and Siberia. The species occurs everywhere in Central Europe and is found in the lowlands, as well as in the central uplands and in the Alps up to about 1500 meters above sea level. It is Central Europe's most common species of sickle bug and it is found in many different habitats, open, dry, shaded and moist; but it prefers moderately moist, half shady places with dominant grass. Adjacent woodland vegetation is equally important.

Prostemma is a genus of bugs in the family Nabidae, subfamily Prostemmatinae and tribe Prostemmatini.

Prostemmatinae is a subfamily of damsel bugs in the family Nabidae.