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Species Phymata pennsylvanica - Pennsylvania Ambush Bug

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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 pennsylvanica (Pennsylvania Ambush Bug)
Other Common Names
Pennsylvania Jagged Ambush Bug
Explanation of Names
Phymata pennsylvanica Handlirsch 1897
Size
♂ 7.7–8.7 mm, ♀ 9.0–9.6 mm(1)
Range
primarily east of the Mississippi River from so. Canada to FL and west over the Ozark Plateaue. US & adjacent Canada [map](1)
Season
very common during summer months(1)
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.Taxonomic revision of the Nearctic erosa species group of Phymata Latreille, 1802 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae)
Masonick P., Weirauch C. 2020. CJAI 41: 90 pp.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 26 July, 2004 - 9:36pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 27 September, 2021 - 2:52pm

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