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Bee Killer Assassin Bug

Apiomerus sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

This was a very robust and vicious looking Assassin Bug (also called a "Bee Killer") with warning coloration. About 1.5 cm long. Family Reduviidae.

Habitat:

Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.

Reference Links:

Reduviidae (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha) - Pictures

Species ID Suggestions

Bee Killer Assassin Bug

Apiomerus cf. flaviventris

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Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
Hi bayucca. I poured over these two spottings for a long time and finally decided that they are different species. Thank you so much for the generic name. I don't remember if the ventral side of the abdomen was yellow for either of them. Renato is my husband :) and we are often out hiking and looking for insects together.
bayucca
Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Apiomerus sp., same one like this: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/65146136?? Any yellow belly there? Who is Renato?

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The Color Red
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Animals with Warning Colors
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedNovember 4, 2013

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