Phymata

Phymata
Phymata crassipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Tribe:	Phymatini
Genus:	Phymata Latreille, 1802

Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae, ^[1] commonly called jagged ambush bugs. Their coloration is variable, often helping to camouflage them on the plants where they live. They are predators, ^[2] found in the Americas and Palaearctic realm.

Species

Species within this genus include: ^[3]

• Phymata albopicta Handlirsch, 1897
• Phymata americana Melin, 1930
• Phymata arctostaphylae Van Duzee, 1914
• Phymata borica Evans, 1931
• Phymata crassipes Fabricius, 1775 - type species (as Acanthia crassipesFabricius)
• Phymata fasciata Gray, 1832
• Phymata granulosa Handlirsch, 1897
• Phymata luteomarginata Kormilev, 1957
• Phymata luxa Evans, 1931
• Phymata maculata Kormilev, 1957
• Phymata noualhieri Handlirsch, 1897
• Phymata pacifica Evans, 1931
• Phymata pallida Kormilev, 1957
• Phymata pennsylvanica Handlirsch, 1897
• Phymata rossi Evans, 1931
• Phymata saileri Kormilev, 1957
• Phymata salicis Cockerell, 1900
• Phymata vicina Handlirsch, 1897

Phymata sp. eggs

References

1. Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 - Family Reduviidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
2. "Ambush Bugs". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
3. Catalogue of life

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