| Phymata borica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Phymata |
| Species: | P. borica |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymata borica Evans, 1931 | |
Phymata borica is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Diego de Borica (1742–1800) was a Basque colonial Governor of the Californias, from 1794 to 1800.
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