Rhiginia cruciata (Say, 1832) is a animal in the Reduviidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhiginia cruciata (Say, 1832)

Rhiginia cruciata (Say, 1832)

Rhiginia cruciata, the scarlet-bordered assassin bug, is a millipede assassin species found across parts of the Americas.

Family
Genus
Rhiginia
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Rhiginia cruciata (Say, 1832)

Rhiginia cruciata, with the scientific name Rhiginia cruciata (Say, 1832), is commonly called the scarlet-bordered assassin bug or the cruciate assassin bug. It is a species of millipede assassin belonging to the family Reduviidae. This species can be found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Reduviidae Rhiginia

More from Reduviidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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