Species Sinea incognita

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Sinea incognita McPherson - Sinea incognita - female

Sinea incognita? - Sinea incognita - male - female

Sinea …spinipes? nymph - Sinea incognita

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

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

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Cimicomorpha

Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)

Subfamily Harpactorinae

Tribe Harpactorini

Genus Sinea

Species incognita (Sinea incognita)

Explanation of Names

Sinea incognita McPherson 2014

incognita 'unknown' ‒refers to the fact that this species has remained unrecognized for over a century (confused with the closely related S. complexa)(1)

Size

6.9‒9.3 mm(1)

Identification

the only eastern species with distinct spines on both the anterior and posterior pronotal lobe (S. complexa & S. integra have similar pronota but are both western); males & most females brachypterous.(1)

Range

se US (MD‒GA to KS‒TX)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Sinea incognita McPherson, a new species of assassin bug from America North of Mexico... McPherson J.E., Ahmad I. 2014. Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 1‒19.

Contributed by drswanny on 19 January, 2015 - 8:30am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 2 August, 2024 - 9:49am

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