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Species Sirthenea carinata

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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 Peiratinae (Corsairs)
Genus Sirthenea
Species carinata (Sirthenea carinata)
Other Common Names
Keeled Corsair
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orig. Comb: Reduvius carinatus Fabricius, 1798
Syn: Sirthenea stria carinata (Fabricius, 1798)
Explanation of Names
Sirthenea carinata (Fabricius 1798)
carinata = 'keeled'
Size
20-25 mm(1)
Identification
Very large, elongate, yet robust bug with bold black and orange pattern
Range
e. US (NJ-FL to IL-TX) to Brazil - Map (2)(1)(3)
Season
mostly Apr-Sept (BG data)
Print References
Hudson, W.G. (1987) Ontogeny of prey selection in Sirthenea carinata: Generalist juveniles become specialist adults. Entomophaga 32: 399–406. (Abstract)