Assassin Bug Archives - Singapore Geographic

Assassin bug – Velinus nigrigenu

vids — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:49:19 +0000

Velinus nigrigenu is an assassin bug in the family Reduviidae.

The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera. Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. Wikipedia

Location: Thomson Nature Park – June 2022

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The assassin bug – Inara flavopicta Nymph

vids — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:54:10 +0000

The assassin bug (Reduviidae)Inara flavopicta, also known as the wasp-mimicking assassin bug.
The nymphs exhibit an interesting behaviour of piling ant corpses on their backs after feeding and are commonly known as ant-piling or ant-snatching nymphs
Please see this complete article here

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park and Thomson Nature Park

The Adult

Inara flavopicta

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Assassin Bug – Scadra sp

vids — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:25:15 +0000

Location: Kranji Green Corridor

Thanks Sean Yap and Huiqing Yeo Singapore (SG) Insect ID and Records for the ID

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Assassin Bug – Harpactorinae

vids — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:41:02 +0000

The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae. About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some of the species of the genera Zelus, Pselliopus, Sinea, and Apiomerus are of interest as biological pest control agents. Wikipedia

Spotted at Bukit Panjang – Nov 2020

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