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IOI - PTB - Guide (SoI, Threads of Interest, Etc)


There are quite a number of familes of Heteroptera that have some or all of their members species predacious.  SCABIES is mainly concerned with the larger and/or more interesting looking and behaving species.  The familes that SCABIES is investigating are (arranged alphabetically) (familes of species interest are underlined):


Anthocoridae - Shield bugs- Relatively few are predacious(?)

Berytidae - Stilt bugs- Smaller, LONG legged predators.

Belostomatidae - Giant water bugs - Large water living bugs.  ~Amphibious.  So far, VERY difficult to raise, impossible to culture!

Gelastocoridae - Toad bugs - Smaller, water oriented bugs that look like, well, toads.

Lygaeidae - Seed bugs - realtively few are predacious

Miridae - Plant bugs- Likely very few are predacious

Nabidae - Damsel bugs-

Nepidae - Waterscorpions -

Pentatomidae - Stink bugs - relatively few are predacious and possibly all are plant feeders at lowest instars

Phymatidae - Ambush bugs- Interesting "chunky" shape and awesome predatorial power!

Reduviidae - Assassin bugs- "Classic" assassins.  Most hobby bugs belong to this family

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Threads of Interest


Predatory vs Herbivorous True Bugs - An easy ~illustrated guide to telling predatory and vampiric bugs apart from their ~leaf eating kindred.

Key to Hemiptera Families

Species To ID/Check Out

North Amercian Reduviids (Assassin bugs)

CA Reduviids


here ya go andrew! - pictures of an AWESOME AZ assassin

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Families of Interst

FoI: Anthocoridae - Shield bugs

FoI: Berytidae - Stilt bugs

FoI: Belostomatidae - Giant water bugs

FoI: Gelastocoridae - Toad bugs

FoI: Lygaeidae - Seed bugs

FoI: Miridae - Plant bugs

FoI: Nabidae - Damsel bugs

FoI: Nepidae - Waterscorpions

FoI: Pentatomidae - Stink bugs

FoI: Phymatidae - Ambush Bugs (USA)

FoI: Reduviidae - Assassin bugs

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Species of Interest (CA Natives)

Abedus herberti - Ferocious Water Bug (USA native)


Apiomerus crassipes - Bee assassin (CA native)
Apiomerus spissipes - Bee assassin bug (CA?/USA)



Emesaya brevipennis - (Giant) Thread-Legged Bug (CA)

Gelastocoris oculatus - Big-Eyed Toad Bug (CA NATIVE)

Phymata fasciata - - Ambush Bug (CA)

Pselliopus spinicollis


Rasahus thoracicus - Western corsair (CA)



Rhinocoris ventralis - Assassin Bug (CA)

Zelus renardii - (Renardi's) Assassin Bug (CA)
Zelus tetracanthus - (Four Thorn?) Assassin Bug (CA)

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Species of Interest (USA Natives)

Arlius cristatus - Wheel Bug (USA)

Phymata americana - (American?) Ambush bug (USA)

Rasahus biguttatus - Corsair Assassin Bug (USA)

Reduvius personatus - Masked Hunter (USA native)

Triatoma sanguisuga - bloodsucking conenose (USA)

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Genus of Interest


Anthocoridae - Shield bugs
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Berytidae - Stilt bugs
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Belostomatidae - Giant water bugs
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Gelastocoridae - Toad bugs
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Lygaeidae - Seed bugs
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Miridae - Plant bugs
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Nabidae - Damsel bugs
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Nepidae - Waterscorpions
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Pentatomidae - Stink bugs
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Phymatidae - Ambush Bugs (USA)
. . GoI: Phymata - Jagged ambush (family Phymatidae) (31sp/ssp)

Reduviidae - Assassin bugs
. . GoI: Emesaya - Stilt-Legged Bugs(f Reduviidae subf Emesinae)
. . GoI: Barce - Thread-Legged Bugs (f Reduviidae subf Emisinae)
. . GoI: Pselliopus (family Reduviidae)
. . GoI: Apiomerus (family Reduviidae)
. . GoI: Sinea (family Reduvidae)
. . GoI: Zelus (family Reduvidae)


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FoI: Anthocoridae - Shield bugs

FoI: Berytidae - Stilt bugs

FoI: Belostomatidae - Giant water bugs

FoI: Gelastocoridae - Toad bugs

FoI: Lygaeidae - Seed bugs

FoI: Miridae - Plant bugs

FoI: Nabidae - Damsel bugs

FoI: Pentatomidae - Stink bugs

FoI: Phymatidae - Ambush Bugs (USA)

FoI: Reduviidae - Assassin bugs

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