Phymata pennsylvanica
Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, Syritta pipiens.[4]
Pennsylvania ambush bug, Phymata pennsylvanica
| Phymata pennsylvanica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Phymata |
| Species: | P. pennsylvanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Phymata pennsylvanica Handlirsch, 1897 | |
References
- "Phymata pennsylvanica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Phymata pennsylvanica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Phymata pennsylvanica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus 1758) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
Further reading
- Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
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