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Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) » Harpactorinae » Sinea

Photo by DianneFrost
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Genus Sinea - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Spiny assassin bug

Sinea sp.

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Latimeria
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Comments (3)
DianneFrost
Thanks for the identification. Yeah, the bug was tiny and my macro lens is not that powerful.
Latimeria
I wish the picture had a better view of the assassin bug, but I think it might be a species of Sinea, the spiny assassin bugs.
tiberio_graco
It's an assasin bug (reduviidae family) sucking a small bee
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011

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