Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae,[1] commonly called jagged ambush bugs. They can be a variety of colors, with their coloring helping them camouflage with the plants they live on. They are predators.[2]

Phymata
Phymata crassipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Phymatinae
Genus: Phymata
Latreille, 1802

Species edit

Species within this genus include:[3]

 
Phymata sp. eggs

References edit

  1. ^ Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 - Family Reduviidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
  2. ^ "Ambush Bugs". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ Catalogue of life