Empicoris sp. (genus)
1 Thread-legged assassin bug at Melba, ACT
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| Empicoris sp. (genus) | Bron | 27 Jan 2021 | |
| Empicoris sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Jan 2021 | |
| Empicoris sp.? | Bron | 26 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 26 Jan 2021 |
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This assassin bug is almost invisible. I've (just) seen it 4 times in January this year, 3 times at my blacklight and once in Evatt in a 'shelter' of web. There was a nymph with it. Empicoris sp?
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27 Jan 2021
See:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:cec3cd2f-34aa-4b2a-8fa5-0e71d5c3250f
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:cec3cd2f-34aa-4b2a-8fa5-0e71d5c3250f
27 Jan 2021
Hello Michael - that was the source I found in order to suggest Empicoris. Thanks for adding it to the database. Interesting that Katarina found the assassin bug too.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Jan 2021 02:19 AM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Empicoris sp. (genus) Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Empicoris sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Thread-legged assassin bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 612.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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