Phymata crassipes

Phymata crassipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
Superfamily: Reduvioidea
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Phymatinae
Genus: Phymata
Species: P. crassipes
Binomial name
Phymata crassipes
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Acanthia crassipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Phymata crassipes is a species of assassin and thread-legged bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae.[1]

Adults are 7–9 mm long. Their triangular scutellum is shorter than a pronotum without prominent tubercles. They have clubbed antennae and enlarged fore femora and abdomen, which expands beyond the edges of the wings. Beautifully camouflaged, they capture their prey using their raptorial fore legs.

The genus is mostly found in Europe.

References

  1. Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 - Family Reduviidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
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