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Arilus cristatus, also known as the North American wheel bug or simply wheel bug, [1] is a species of large assassin bug in the family Reduviidae and the only species of wheel bug found in the United States. [2] [3] It is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, reaching up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length in its adult stage. [4]
Psyttala horrida can reach a body length of 3–4.5 centimetres (1.2–1.8 in). [3] and over 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in private collections.It is the largest species of assassin bug in the world.
Acanthaspis petax is a species of assassin bug that preys primarily on ants, but also on a variety of small insects, such as flies, small grasshoppers and beetles. [1] The nymphs of this species create a pile of ant carcasses on their backs for camouflage. [2] [1] The adults do not use camouflage and are coloured with a red and black pattern. [1]
Reduvius personatus or the masked hunter is an insect belonging to the assassin bug (Reduviidae) family. The name is because its nymphs camouflage themselves with dust. The masked hunter is a predator of small arthropods, including woodlice, lacewings, earwigs, bed bugs and termites. [1]
Kissing bugs (or cone-headed bugs) – subfamily Triatominae, unusual in that most species are blood-suckers and several are important disease vectors; Wheel bugs – genus Arilus, including the common North American species Arilus cristatus [2] [3] [4] Grass assassin bugs – genus Lopodytes
Rasahus hamatus, the corsair, is a species of corsair (or assassin bug) in the family Reduviidae. [1] [2] [3] ... How to Know the True Bugs. Wm. C. Brown.
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Ambush bugs are insects in the order Hemiptera, or "true bugs". They occupy the family Reduviidae, and form the subfamily Phymatinae. This subfamily was often given family-level status and this classification is still used in some textbooks. Based on cladistic analyses, however, ambush bugs (Phymatinae) are a type of assassin bug .