Key Identification Features
- Its juvenile nymphs, or instars, have a distinctive bright orange abdomen.
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🦋 Identification Guide
How to Identify Reduviidae
Reduviidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Hemiptera, class Insecta. The family contains 163 accepted species worldwide.
Representative Reduviidae Species
Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker, 1873
Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker, 1873
Pristhesancus plagipennis is an Australian assassin bug that preys on garden pes…
Rasahus biguttatus (Say, 1832)
Rasahus biguttatus (Say, 1832)
Rasahus biguttatus is an assassin bug species from the Reduviidae family found a…
Apiomerus longispinis Champion, 1899
Apiomerus longispinis Champion, 1899
Apiomerus longispinis is an assassin bug species in the Reduviidae family, found…
Sinea spinipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1846)
Sinea spinipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1846)
Sinea spinipes is a univoltine native North American assassin bug species found …
Phymata fasciata (Gray, 1832)
Phymata fasciata (Gray, 1832)
Phymata fasciata is an ambush bug species in the Reduviidae family found in Cent…
Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848)
Melanolestes picipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848)
Melanolestes picipes, the black corsair, is a reduviid corsair species found acr…
Rasahus hamatus (Fabricius, 1781)
Rasahus hamatus (Fabricius, 1781)
Rasahus hamatus, the corsair, is an assassin bug species in Reduviidae found acr…
Repipta taurus (Fabricius, 1803)
Repipta taurus (Fabricius, 1803)
Repipta taurus, the red bull assassin, is an assassin bug in Reduviidae found in…
Ptilocnemus lemur (Westwood, 1840)
Ptilocnemus lemur (Westwood, 1840)
Ptilocnemus lemur is a moderate-sized Australian forest assassin bug with distin…
Euagoras plagiatus (Burmeister, 1834)
Euagoras plagiatus (Burmeister, 1834)
Euagoras plagiatus is an Asian assassin bug studied as a potential biocontrol ag…
Nagusta goedelii (Kolenati, 1856)
Nagusta goedelii (Kolenati, 1856)
Nagusta goedelii is a species of insect with distinctive physical traits, found …
Rhynocoris tristis (Stål, 1855)
Rhynocoris tristis (Stål, 1855)
Rhynocoris tristis is a polyphagous predatory assassin bug native to sub-Saharan…
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you identify Reduviidae?
Reduviidae animals belong to the Hemiptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Its juvenile nymphs, or instars, have a distinctive bright orange abdomen. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
What are the key characteristics of Reduviidae?
Reduviidae is classified in the order Hemiptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The family contains 163 accepted species worldwide.
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