title: Amblythyreus
text: # Amblythyreus
  
  Amblythyreus is a genus of ambush bugs (Reduviidae: Phymatinae) found mainly in Asia with about 16 species. They are predators that lie in wait mainly in flowers, capturing prey using their forelegs.
  
  Species in the genus include:
  
  * Amblythyreus angustus
  * Amblythyreus chapa
  * Amblythyreus esakii
  * Amblythyreus fasciatus
  * Amblythyreus gestroi
  * Amblythyreus intermedius
  * Amblythyreus iranicus
  * Amblythyreus izzardi
  * Amblythyreus martini
  * Amblythyreus oberthueri
  * Amblythyreus potaninae
  * Amblythyreus quadratus
  * Amblythyreus rectus
  * Amblythyreus rhombiventris
  * Amblythyreus stali
  * Amblythyreus taiwanus
  