Biology:Pristhesancus plagipennis
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Short description: Species of insect
| Pristhesancus plagipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Pristhesancus |
| Species: | P. plagipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker 1865
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Pristhesancus plagipennis is an Australian insect in the assassin bug genus Pristhesancus. Amongst its prey, is the common garden pest, the stinkbug: Musgraveia sulciventris.[1][2][3][4] It is sometime called the bee-killer assassin bug, as it is also known to prey on honey bees. The juveniles (nymphs / instars) have a distinctive bright orange abdomen.[5]
References
- ↑ "Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker 1865". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1aa7543e-6e61-4b3c-a244-7de1356c9568.
- ↑ "Pristhesancus plagipennis, Common Assassin Bug". Brisbane Insects. http://brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_assinsinbugs/CommonAssa.htm.
- ↑ Huey, Joel (2017-06-07). "Pristhesancus plagipennis" (in en). http://museum.wa.gov.au/online-collections/names/pristhesancus-plagipennis.
- ↑ Walker, Andrew A.; Mayhew, Mark L.; Jin, Jiayi; Herzig, Volker; Undheim, Eivind A. B.; Sombke, Andy; Fry, Bryan G.; Meritt, David J. et al. (2018-02-22). "The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens" (in en). Nature Communications 9 (1): 755. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03091-5. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 29472578.
- ↑ "Pristhesancus plagipennis, Common Assassin Bug". Brisbane Insects. http://brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_assinsinbugs/CommonAssa.htm.
External links
Media related to Pristhesancus plagipennis at Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata ☰ Q3404030 entry
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