Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) » Zelus
Photo#154490
Zelus assassin bug? - Zelus
Copyright © 2007 Philip Kline

Zelus assassin bug? - Zelus
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 28, 2007
Size: small
I believe this is a zelus assassin bug, possibly luridus?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Philip Kline on 29 October, 2007 - 12:39pm
Last updated 2 November, 2007 - 7:00pm

Zelus yes, but not luridus.
I seem to recall that Z. luridus does not occur in the west. I think our two choices are Z. tetracanthus and Z. renardii (and I may be misspelling at least one of those!). I need to key out my specimens and then assign IDs to the images. Nice shots like this should help:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 October, 2007 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Assassin bug ID
Interesting, thanks Eric
… Philip Kline, 30 October, 2007 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact