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Reduviidae Checklist: Assassin Bugs

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5 December 2018

Assassin bugs belong to the Reduviidae family. Almost all are ambush predators. They have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy build, and a formidable curved proboscis which is used to pierce its prey.

All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.

Some references were made from An Illustrated Identification Key to Assassin Bug Subfamilies and Tribes (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).

This page will be updated as and when IDs are received, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.

View my complete Flickr photo set: Reduviidae – Assassin Bugs.

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Family: Reduviidae Latreille, 1807

Subfamily: Bactrodinae Stål, 1866

Subfamily: Centrocnemidinae Miller, 1956

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_6049

Singapore: Centrocnemidinae

Subfamily: Ectrichodiinae Amyot and Serville, 1843

Millipede assassin bug (Brontostoma basalis) - P6100974

Ecuador: Brontostoma basalis (Stål, 1859)

Millipede assassin bug (Ectrychotes sp.) - P5240460

Singapore: Ectrychotes sp.

Subfamily: Emesinae Amyot and Serville, 1843

Thread-Legged Assassin Bug (Emesinae) - DSC_8716

Singapore: Gardena sp.

Thread-Legged Assassin Bug (Emesinae) - DSC_2590

Singapore: Gardena sp.

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_0890

Singapore: Gardena sp.

Thread-legged assassin bug (Gardena sp.) - DSC_0836

West Malaysia: Gardena sp.

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_0560

Singapore: Emesinae

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_1535

Singapore: Emesinae

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_2331

Singapore: Emesinae

Thread-Legged Assassin Bugs (Emesinae) - DSC_0710

Singapore: Emesinae

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_2154

Peru: Emesinae

Thread-legged assassin bug (Metapterini) - DSC_3151

Peru: Metapterini DSC_3151

Thread-legged assassin bug (Metapterini) - DSC_7944

Belize: Metapterini DSC_7944

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_8883

Belize: Emesinae

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - P6078111

Ecuador: Emesinae P6078111

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - P6088958

Ecuador: Emesinae P6088958

Subfamily: Harpactorinae Amyot and Serville, 1843

Resin assassin bug (Amulius malayus) - DSC_7809

West Malaysia: Amulius malayus Stål, 1866

Assassin Bug (Vesbius sp.) - DSC_2153

Singapore: cf. Vesbius sp.

Assassin bug (Sycanus sp.) - DSC_7289

Singapore: cf. Graptoclopius sp.

Assassin Bug (Sycanus sp.) - DSC_1343

Singapore: Sycanus sp.

Assassin bug (Sycanus sp.) - DSC_1569

Singapore: Sycanus sp.

Assassin bug (Cosmolestes picticeps) - P2134504

Singapore: Cosmolestes picticeps (Stahl, 1859)

Assassin bug (Cosmolestes picticeps) - P2134508

Singapore: Cosmolestes picticeps (Stahl, 1859)

Assassin bug (Zelus renardii) - PA080085

Singapore: Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1856

Assassin bug (Zelus renardii) - PA080081

Singapore: Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1856

Assassin bug (Harpactorini) - P3175536

West Malaysia: Harpactorini P3175536

Assassin bug (Harpactorini) - P3175537

West Malaysia: Harpactorini P3175536

Assassin bug (Harpactorini) - P3175428

West Malaysia: Harpactorini P3175428

Assassin bug (Harpactorini) - P3175431

West Malaysia: Harpactorini P3175431

Assassin bug (Erbessus grossus) - DSC_3016

Peru: Erbessus grossus (Stål, 1866)

Assassin bug (Erbessus grossus) - DSC_3023

Peru: Erbessus grossus (Stål, 1866)

Assassin bug nymph (Erbessus rufiventris) - P6089141

Ecuador: Erbessus rufiventris Breddin, 1901

Assassin bug (Ricolla sp.) - P6089038

Ecuador: Ricolla sp. P6089038

Assassin bug (Ricolla sp.) - DSC_3885

Peru: Ricolla sp. DSC_3885

Assassin bug (Ricolla sp.) - DSC_3889

Peru: Ricolla sp. DSC_3889

Assassin bug nymph (Harpactorini) - P6078635

Ecuador: Harpactorini P6078635

Assassin bugs (Repipta cf. nigronotata) - DSC_9815

Belize: Repipta cf. nigronotata Stål, 1862

Assassin bug (Heza sp.) - DSC_2341

Peru: Heza sp. DSC_2341

Assassin bug (Heza sp.) - DSC_2343

Peru: Heza sp. DSC_2343

Assassin bug nymph (cf. Zelus sp.) - DSC_7375

Belize: cf. Zelus sp. DSC_7375

Assassin bug nymph (cf. Zelus sp.) - DSC_7376

Belize: cf. Zelus sp. DSC_7376

Subfamily: Holoptilinae Lepeletier and Serville, 1825

Assassin bug (Holoptilinae) - DSC_4917

Singapore: Holoptilinae DSC_4917

Assassin bug (Holoptilinae) - DSC_4950

Singapore: Holoptilinae DSC_4950

Subfamily: Reduviinae Latreille, 1807

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_6786

Singapore: Acanthaspis cf. signifera Stål, 1863

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_8818

Singapore: Acanthaspis cf. quadriannulata Miller, 1940

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_5788

Singapore: Inara flavopicta Stål, 1859

Assassin bug (Leogorrus sp.) - DSC_9021

Belize: Leogorrus sp. DSC_9021

Assassin bug (Reduviinae) - P1162332

Singapore: Reduviinae P1162332

Assassin bug (Reduviinae) - P1162339

Singapore: Reduviinae P1162339

Subfamily: Saicinae Stål, 1859

Assassin bug (Saica sp.) - P6111527

Ecuador: Saica sp.

Assassin bug (Saica sp.) - P6090405

Ecuador: Saica sp.

Subfamily: Stenopodainae Amyot and Serville, 1843

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - ESC00127

Singapore: Reduviidae ESC00127

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_8628

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_8628

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_5774

Singapore: cf. Sastrapada sp.

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9186

Singapore: Canthesancus sp.

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_2464

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_2464

Nymphs

Masked Hunter (Reduvius personatus?) - DSC_1137

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_1137

Masked hunter assassin bug (Reduvius sp.) - DSC_4347

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_4347

Masked hunter assassin bug (Reduvius sp.) - DSC_5052

East Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_5052

Ant-Snatching Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis sp.) - DSC_2111

Singapore: Inara flavopicta Stål, 1859

Ant-Snatching Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis sp.) - DSC_0750

Singapore: Inara flavopicta Stål, 1859

Ant-snatching assassin bug nymph (Acanthaspis sp.) - DSC_1085

Singapore: Inara flavopicta Stål, 1859

Ant-snatching assassin bug (Acanthaspis sp.) - DSC_1439

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_1439

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9460

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_9460

Assassin bug nymphs (Reduviidae) - DSC_3260

Peru: Reduviidae DSC_3260

Assassin bug nymph (Reduviidae) - DSC_7375

Belize: Reduviidae DSC_7375

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9140

Singapore: Emesinae

Assassin bug nymph (Reduviidae) - DSC_6554

East Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_6554

Assassin bug nymph (Reduviidae) - DSC_5331

East Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_5331

Thread-legged assassin bug (Emesinae) - DSC_4398

East Malaysia: Emesinae DSC_4398

Eggs

Assassin bug eggs (Harpactorinae) - DSC_0653

Singapore: Harpactorinae DSC_0653

Unidentified

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_0150

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_0150

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9987

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_9987

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9199

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_9199

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_4577

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_4577

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_3986

Thailand: Reduviidae DSC_3986

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_6350

Thailand: Reduviidae DSC_6350

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_5224

Cambodia: Reduviidae DSC_5224

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_1703

Peru: Reduviidae DSC_1703

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_2341

Peru: Reduviidae DSC_2341

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_2514

Peru: Reduviidae DSC_2514

Assassin bug? (Reduviidae) - DSC_2783

Peru: Reduviidae DSC_2783

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_3885

Peru: Reduviidae DSC_3885

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_3016

Peru: Unidentified

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9021

Belize: Reduviidae DSC_9021

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) - DSC_9815

Belize: Reduviidae DSC_9815

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_7574

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_7574

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) - DSC_9021

West Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_9021

Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9510

Singapore: Reduviidae DSC_9510

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_6351

East Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_6351

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_7304

East Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_7304

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9111

West Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_9111

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_9106

West Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_9106

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_8020

West Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_8020

Assassin bug (Reduviidae) - DSC_8019

West Malaysia: Reduviidae DSC_8020

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