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Thread-Legged Assassin Bug
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Field Notes
Description:
A tiny fascinating Thread-Legged Assassin Bug. An adult with a splayed apical wing design like a mermaid. It was only 4 mm long. The antennae are as long as the legs and make it look spider-like. It has 3 forward pointing hooks on the thorax. The strong beak is banded and the front legs are raptorial. These are ferocious micro-predators. Family Reduviidae, Subfamily Emesinae.
Habitat:
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Reference Links:
Emesinae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 27, 2014
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