Phymata noualhieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Genus: | Phymata |
Species: | P. noualhieri |
Binomial name | |
Phymata noualhieri Handlirsch, 1897 | |
Phymata noualhieri is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and 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.
Phymata borica is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
Phymata luxa is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, Syritta pipiens.
Phymata fasciata is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Neurocolpus nubilus, the clouded plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Criocoris saliens, the salien plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
Euschistus conspersus, the consperse stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is found in North America.
Phymata arctostaphylae is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
Aradus funestus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
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.
Trigonotylus caelestialium, the rice leaf bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Chelinidea vittiger, known generally as cactus coreid, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. Other common names include the squash bug and cactus bug. It is found in Australia, Central America, and North America.
Aradus depictus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Abedus indentatus is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Largus succinctus, known generally as Largus bug, is a species of bordered plant bug in the family Largidae. Other common names include the bordered plant bug and red bug. It is found in North America.
Irbisia brachycera is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Creontiades signatus, the verde plant bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ochterus is a genus of velvety shore bugs in the family Ochteridae. There are more than 70 described species in Ochterus.
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