dbo:abstract
- Petalocheirus is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Salyavatinae. Species in the genus have a leaf-like broadening of the foretibia, and many species are known to be predators of termites. The genus is distributed in the tropics of Africa and Asia and species in apparently closely related genera such as may need further examination. Species in the genus include: * Schouteden, 1931 * Stål, 1858 * Distant, 1903 * Costa, 1864 * Reuter, 1887 * Miller, 1950 * Stål, 1859 * Distant, 1903 * Bergroth, 1912 * Miller, 1950 * Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 * Villiers, 1943 * Miller, 1954 * Miller, 1950 * (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) * Miller, 1950 * {{small|Bergroth, 1903 (en)