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Zelus tetracanthus

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Zelus tetracanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Zelus
Species:
Z. tetracanthus
Binomial name
Zelus tetracanthus
Stal, 1862

Zelus tetracanthus, the four-spurred assassin bug, is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3] Adults are brown, black, or gray and have a body length of 10–16 mm. Their antennae and legs are long and slender. They have a row of four spurs across their thorax. Both adults and nymphs use a sticky secretion to capture prey.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Zelus tetracanthus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Zelus tetracanthus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 136. ISBN 9780520288744.

Further reading

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  • Hart, E. R. (1986). "Genus Zelus Fabricius in the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 79 (3): 535–548. doi:10.1093/aesa/79.3.535.
  • Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Aukema, Berend; Rieger, Christian (eds.). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.