Pygolampis pectoralis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Genus: | Pygolampis |
Species: | P. pectoralis |
Binomial name | |
Pygolampis pectoralis (Say, 1832) | |
Pygolampis pectoralis is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. [1] [2] [3]
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Pygolampis sericea is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
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