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Bee Assassins
Apiomerus
Apiomerus is a genus of conspicuous, brightly colored assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. The species can be found in the United States ranging into tropical America. The common name bee assassins derives from their frequent habit of sitting and waiting upon flowers and taking bees as prey. The bright colors are aposematic, likely a warning to larger predators that a painful bite can be delivered.
58 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Plains Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus spissipes
California Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus californicus
Eastern Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus crassipes
Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus flaviventris
Black Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus longispinis
Apiomerus pictipes
speciesApiomerus pictipes
Apiomerus lanipes
speciesApiomerus lanipes
Mountain Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus montanus
Apiomerus vexillarius
speciesApiomerus vexillarius
Florida Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus floridensis
Desert Bee Assassin
speciesApiomerus cazieri
Apiomerus elatus
speciesApiomerus elatus
Apiomerus venosus
speciesApiomerus venosus
Apiomerus repletus
speciesApiomerus repletus
Apiomerus ochropterus
speciesApiomerus ochropterus
Apiomerus mutabilis
speciesApiomerus mutabilis
Apiomerus geniculatus
speciesApiomerus geniculatus
Apiomerus luctuosus
speciesApiomerus luctuosus
Apiomerus cooremani
speciesApiomerus cooremani
Apiomerus binotatus
speciesApiomerus binotatus
Apiomerus erythromelas
speciesApiomerus erythromelas
Apiomerus maya
speciesApiomerus maya
Apiomerus emarginatus
speciesApiomerus emarginatus
Apiomerus arnaui
speciesApiomerus arnaui
Apiomerus cearensis
speciesApiomerus cearensis
Apiomerus barbiellinii
speciesApiomerus barbiellinii
Apiomerus apicalis
speciesApiomerus apicalis
Apiomerus colombianus
speciesApiomerus colombianus
Apiomerus saileri
speciesApiomerus saileri
Apiomerus pipil
speciesApiomerus pipil
Apiomerus peninsularis
speciesApiomerus peninsularis
Apiomerus nitidicollis
speciesApiomerus nitidicollis
Apiomerus pilipes
speciesApiomerus pilipes
Apiomerus amazonus
speciesApiomerus amazonus
Apiomerus lobulatus
speciesApiomerus lobulatus
Apiomerus barrocoloradoi
speciesApiomerus barrocoloradoi
Apiomerus gallegoi
speciesApiomerus gallegoi
Apiomerus subpiceus
speciesApiomerus subpiceus
Apiomerus rubrocinctus
speciesApiomerus rubrocinctus
Apiomerus flavipennis
speciesApiomerus flavipennis
Apiomerus elegans
speciesApiomerus elegans
Apiomerus bosqi
speciesApiomerus bosqi
Apiomerus venezuelensis
speciesApiomerus venezuelensis
Apiomerus burmeisteri
speciesApiomerus burmeisteri
Apiomerus orfilai
speciesApiomerus orfilai
Apiomerus wygodzinskyi
speciesApiomerus wygodzinskyi
Apiomerus nigricollis
speciesApiomerus nigricollis
Apiomerus lituratus
speciesApiomerus lituratus
Apiomerus hempeli
speciesApiomerus hempeli
Apiomerus decorus
speciesApiomerus decorus
Apiomerus nigrolobus
speciesApiomerus nigrolobus
Apiomerus hirtipes
speciesApiomerus hirtipes
Apiomerus rufipennis
speciesApiomerus rufipennis
Apiomerus immundus
speciesApiomerus immundus
Apiomerus moestus
speciesApiomerus moestus
Apiomerus proteus
speciesApiomerus proteus
Apiomerus tristis
speciesApiomerus tristis
Apiomerus nigrilobus
speciesApiomerus nigrilobus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 61491.