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Assassin Bugs
Reduviidae
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They can be perceived as slightly unusual, but they are very common among the Hemiptera because almost all are terrestrial ambush predators (most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic). The main examples of nonpredatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae. Though spectacular exceptions are known, most members of the family are fairly easily recognizable; they have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy...
18 branches of this family, most-observed first
Harpactorinae
subfamilyHarpactorinae
Ambush Bugs
subfamilyPhymatinae
Reduviinae
subfamilyReduviinae
Thread-legged Bugs
subfamilyEmesinae
Corsair Bugs
subfamilyPeiratinae
Stenopodainae
subfamilyStenopodainae
Millipede Assassin Bugs
subfamilyEctrichodiinae
Kissing Bugs
subfamilyTriatominae
Hammacerinae
subfamilyHammacerinae
Featherleg Bugs
subfamilyHoloptilinae
Centrocnemidinae
subfamilyCentrocnemidinae
Phimophorinae
subfamilyPhimophorinae
Pasirinae
subfamilyPasirinae
Psophidinae
subfamilyPsophidinae
Vesciinae
subfamilyVesciinae
Nanokeralinae
subfamilyNanokeralinae
Elasmodeminae
subfamilyElasmodeminae
Heteropinae
subfamilyHeteropinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48959.