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These four subspecies belong to the species Phymata americana: Phymata americana americana Melin, 1930 i c g b; Phymata americana coloradensis Melin, 1930 i c g b; Phymata americana metcalfi Evans, 1931 i c g b; Phymata americana obscura Kormilev, 1957 i c g; Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
Phymata pennsylvanica Phymata sp. eggs Ambush bug nymph. Phymatinae are 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long. The most distinguishable trait of this group is the presence of pronounced raptorial forelegs. [1] In Phymata, the scutellum is triangular and shorter than the pronotum.
Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae, [1] commonly called jagged ambush bugs. They can be a variety of colors, with their coloring helping them camouflage with the plants they live on.
Adults of Phymata crassipes can reach a length of about 7–9 mm. The body appear ornamented with some extrusions. Their triangular scutellum is shorter than a pronotum without prominent tubercles. They possess functional wings. They have clubbed antennae and enlarged fore femora and abdomen.
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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. [1] [2] [3] It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, Syritta pipiens. [4]
The antenna surface is covered with large numbers of olfactory scales, hairs, or pits; as many as 1,370,000 are found on the antennae of a monarch. Antennae are extremely sensitive; the feathered antennae of male moths from the Saturniidae, Lasiocampidae, and many other families are so sensitive that they can detect the pheromones of female ...
The pair attached to the second segment are called secondary antennae or simply antennae. The second antennae are plesiomorphically biramous, but many species later evolved uniramous pairs. [ 2 ] The second antennae may be significantly reduced (e.g. remipedes) or apparently absent (e.g. barnacles ).