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Nymph of a spined assassin bug in the genus Sinea. Tough little guy to photograph; he got wise to my usual "poke them in the butt with a blade of grass" trick in a hurry. Still, he's very cute, and it's interesting that I saw far fewer of these guys this year than I did last year.
Kingdom=Animalia
Phylum=Arthropoda
Class=Insecta
Order=Hemiptera
Suborder=Heteroptera
Superfamily=Cimicomorpha
Family=Reduviidae
Subfamily=Harpactorinae
Genus=Gminatus?
common name=Assassin Bug
A confused tigerwing butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Santuario Ecologico, in the Cerro Plano region of the Monteverde area.
Identified with wonderful help - thanks :-) - it was on our 'stumpy gold' banksia 1st Feb 2014
Hinged antennae - and the curved under mouthparts / rostrum (clearer on another photo I took) -
this link has more info and pics [www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Assassin-Bug/Pristhesancus/plagi...]
Classification
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Reduviidae
Genus:Pristhesancus
Species:plagipennis
Common Name:Assassin Bug
I can't see any wing-buds so my instar might have been a little bit younger that the instar on the link (their last photo)
Santa Cruz Co., Arizona - Assassin Bug Family: Reduviidae - maybe undescribed species. Thanks to M. Brummermann for ID.
Assassin bug nymph (possibly Sinea sp.) on ironweed (Vernonia sp.)
Size: ~0.33 inch (7-8 mm)
August 29, 2013
California, Washington County, Pennsylvania
I heard a strange sound in the grass and found a cicada complaining loudly..then I noticed the wheel bug.
A full-grown wheel bug is a prehistoric-looking bug that is a predator to other bugs (hence the name "Assassin Bug" for this group of bugs). This small one was bright-orange when it emerged from it's old skin, but turned much darker within 15-20 minutes. Taken in the back yard in Kansas City, Missouri.
I have no idea what this is, any help identifying this would be appreciated. I found it on my Rose of Sharon this past summer.
Kingdom=Animalia
Phylum=Arthropoda
Class=Insecta
Order=Hemiptera
Suborder=Heteroptera
Superfamily=Cimicomorpha
Family=Reduviidae?
Common name=Assassin bug
In late autumn, the nymphs of Pale Green Assassin Bug, Zelus luridus, are everywhere. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, October 16, 2022.
This is an insect's exuviae -- the shed skin after the molt -- under a leaf of native Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae) in the woods today. I suspect it is a Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) with a mighty proboscis. That word "exuviae" sounds plural, but it is the preferred word even in the singular. It occurs to me that the word "remains" as in "someone's remains" works the same way. (San Marcos Pass, 15 October 2023)
This assassin bug has a host of tiny flies trying to share his prey which is hidden beneath his head. I see this quite often so there must be some spillage as the assassin eats.
This is another tiny nymph of an Assassin Bug in the family Reduviidae of the insect order Hemiptera, on a leaf of native Wild Sweetpea (Lathyrus vestitus) in the Fabaceae plant family. It looks spinier than the critter in my [Previous] photo. It looks serious! (San Marcos Pass, 31 May 2013)