Species Phymata arctostaphylae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)

Subfamily Phymatinae (Ambush Bugs)

Genus Phymata (Jagged Ambush Bugs)

Species arctostaphylae (Phymata arctostaphylae)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

arctostaphylae Van Duzee, 1914

Explanation of Names

arctostaphylae is from Arctostaphylos, the name of a genus of plants. The type specimen was collected from an Arctostaphylos bush.

Author of species (Van Duzee, 1914)

Contributed by Ron M. on 19 December, 2008 - 4:51am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 8:55pm

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