| Phymata luxa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Phymata |
| Species: | P. luxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymata luxa Evans, 1931 | |
Phymata luxa is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are commonly called ambush bugs after their habit of lying in wait for prey, relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own size. They form a subgroup within the assassin bugs.
Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae., commonly called Jagged Ambush Bugs. They can be a variety of colors, with their coloring helping them camouflage with the plants they live on. They are predators.
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Aneurus simplex is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Aradus acutus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Aradus borealis is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Largus pallidus is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae. It is found in North America.
Aradus shermani is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
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Aradus basalis is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
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Phymata americana is a Phymatinae, or ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It can be found on the flowers of various plants in Central America and North America, where it waits to prey on other insects.
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