Zelus araneiformis
Appearance
Zelus araneiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Genus: | Zelus |
Species: | Z. araneiformis
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Binomial name | |
Zelus araneiformis Haviland, 1931
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Zelus araneiformis is a species of true bug in the subfamily Harpactorinae found in French Guiana. This species completes its development on Cecropia obtusa Aubl. (Urticaceae),[1] which is unusual for predatory assassin bugs. Other species of Zelus use sticky resins to aid in prey capture.
References
[edit]- ^ Bérenger, Jean-Michel & Pluot-Sigwalt, Dominique. "Special relationships of certain predatory Heteroptera Reduviidae with plants. First known case of a phytophagous Harpactorinae" (PDF). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series III - Sciences de la Vie. Volume 320, Issue 12, December 1997, Pages 1007-1012.