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Assassin Bug

Pselliopus spp.

Photo by ElaineWebb
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Field Notes

Description:

Less than l/4" in size. Spiky. Head is somewhat flat with elongated neck. Eyes are round and protrude. Front legs are sharply spiked and end in hooks. Antenna are at the front of the upper "jaw". Extending from and slung below the lower "jaw" is what appears to be a probiscus. Back of organism is somewhat triangular in shape and top is spiked. Appears to have very small wings. Stiff hair on legs.

Habitat:

Spotted in backyard garden on Coneflower.

Notes:

This organism is VERY hard to photograph! It reminds me of the Jagged Ambush Bugs that live on the Black-Eyed Susans.

Species ID Suggestions

Assassin bug

Reduviidae
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Comments (4)
Kyle A
This looks like genus Sinea. See the the links provided. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4347/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/260598/bgimage
Sergio Monteiro
This is a thread legged bug, Family Reduviidae, Subfamily Emesinae. You can find more info in sites like BugGuide (www.bugguide..net).

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Insects that live in Connecticut
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013

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