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ASSASSINS, DAMSELBUGS AND AMBUSH BUGS
Bug Families:
- Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae)
- Damsel bugs (Nabidae)
- Ambush bugs (Phymatidae)
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae
Apiomerus spp.
Bee Assassin, found on ground; doesn't like to fly, prefers hiding
Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
8/2/2003 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Pselliopus cinctus
Assassin bug nymph (late instar)
Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
9/2/2002 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae
Unknown species
Assassin bug, nymph
Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ
3/24/2003 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae
Apiomerus flaviventris
Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin
Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
8/2/2003 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Zelus spp.
Nymph on Cosmos flower
Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ
8/2000 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Zelus spp.
Assassin hatchling, dead, under handheld microscope
Swan/Sunrise, Tucson, AZ
7/10/2001 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Apiomerinae
Apiomerus flaviventris
Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin1, on pecan tree
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
8/18/2002 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Nabidae
Unknown species
Damsel bug nymph on clover seed pod
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
4/15/2002 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Nabidae
Unknown species
Damsel bug, adult, hunting aphids
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
4/15/2002 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Nabidae
Unknown species
Damsel bug, adult, feet were webbed up by tiny spider
River/La Canada, Tucson, AZ
9/24/2002 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Nabidae
Unknown species
Damsel bug, nymph
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
4/30/2002 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Zelus spp.
Assassin Nymph hatchling (1st instar)
Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
6/2001 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Zelus spp.2
Nymph with small milkweed bug
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
6/2001 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Zelus spp.2
Adult Assassin Bug
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
6/2001 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae
Unknown species
White assassin bug nymph, 5th instar
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
5/2001 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae
Unknown species
Assassin bug
Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
5/2001 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Phymatidae
Phymata americana
Ambush bug with prey (beetle)
Parker Canyon Lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
9/2000 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Reduviidae
Unknown species
Assassin bug
Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
8/xx/2003 |
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Class: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Family: Nabidae
Unknown species
Damsel bug2
Parker Canyon Lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
9/22/2002 |
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