Phymata arctostaphylae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Genus: | Phymata |
Species: | P. arctostaphylae |
Binomial name | |
Phymata arctostaphylae Van Duzee, 1914 | |
Phymata arctostaphylae is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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