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Species Phymata arctostaphylae

Phymata arctostaphylae Phymata arctostaphylae Unknown red bug - Phymata arctostaphylae Unknown red bug - Phymata arctostaphylae
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 Phymatinae (Ambush Bugs)
Genus Phymata (Jagged Ambush Bugs)
Species arctostaphylae (Phymata arctostaphylae)
Explanation of Names
Phymata arctostaphylae Van Duzee 1914
species epithet refers to Arctostaphylos, from which the type specimen was taken