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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) » Sinea » Spiny Assassin Bug (Sinea spinipes)

Species Sinea spinipes - Spiny Assassin Bug

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Now This Is An Assasin Bug! - Sinea spinipes

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)

Genus Sinea

Species spinipes (Spiny Assassin Bug)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sinea spinipes (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1846)

Explanation of Names

From Latin spina, spini spine or thorn, plus Latin pes foot (1).

Size

circa 12-14 mm (guide photos)

Identification

Similar to Sinea diadema, but pronotum has only blunt tubercles, instead of spines. Abdomen is more rounded, not diadem-shaped. For details of spines on pronotum, etc., see:

Apparently, dorsal surface of abdomen is red in this species. (Also in S. diadema?) This is visible in flight, when wings are lifted (pers. observations--see guide photos).

Range

Eastern and central North America

Habitat

Fields with flowers

Season

Summer to fall

Food

Predatory on other insects

See Also

Sinea diadema

Print References

Brimley, p. 74, says occurs statewide in North Carolina, as does S. diadema. (2)

Borror, entries for spina, pes (1)

Slater and Baranowski, p. 124 (3)

Internet References

Forestry Images

North Carolina State University Entomology--lists for that state, with 146 pinned (265 for diadema)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

2.	Insects of North Carolina By C.S. Brimley

3.	How to Know the True Bugs By Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M.

Contributed by Cotinis on 12 October, 2004 - 10:49pm
Additional contributions by Brad Barnd, Ron M.
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 8:48pm

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