Biology:Ptilocnemus femoralis
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Short description: Species of true bug
| Ptilocnemus femoralis | |
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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: | Ptilocnemus |
| Species: | P. femoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilocnemus femoralis Horváth, 1902
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Ptilocnemus femoralis is a species of feather-legged bugs in the subfamily Holoptilinae. This species is found in Australia and has a specialized gland called a trichome that produces a chemical to attract and paralyze ants.[1]
References
- ↑ Hawkeswood, Trevor. "Some Notes of Three Species of Australian Reduviidae". Victorian Entomologist Vol. 20 No. 5 1990. http://www.calodema.com/freefiles/89.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7257046 entry
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