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GoI: Zelus (family Reduvidae)

GoI: Zelus (family Reduvidae)
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SPECIES
(note: note all species are necesarily going to be found in CA/USA)
(note: this list is not necesarily exhaustive)
(note: species common names surrounded by curley braces are either SCABIES created or roughly what scientific name means)


cervicalis - {Cervical} assassin bug
exsanguis - {Blood} assassin bug
longipes - Milkweed assassin bug
luridus - {Lurid} assassin bug
renardii - Leafhopper assassin bug / {Rendardi's} assassin bug
tetracanthus - {Four thorn} assassin bug
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Quote:
Adults of Zelus luridus engage in sticky trap predation enabled by glands on the legs that release a sticky secretion. First instar immatures lack these glands, but use secretions deposited over the egg batch by the female to make their integument sticky. These results were previously published by the PI. Observations on Z. renardii and Z. tetracanthus show that these behaviors are present also in those species. This year’s studies further show that immatures of Z. luridus and Z. tetracanthus develop sticky glands in the second instar and that the number of glands increases trough the immature stages.
http://nature.berkeley.edu/biocon...PDFs/W2185_report_%2020071_CW.pdf
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Quote:
Eggs of Zelus spp. are barrel-shaped, dark brown with a white cap, and are laid openly in groups on plant surfaces.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/assassin_bugs.html
^ good pics, too
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