Bee Killer Assassin Bug-Female

Reduviidae, Apiomerus sp.

Description:

Bright colors on this bug, is it an assassin bug?

2 Species ID Suggestions

stho002 10 years ago

Assassin bug

family REDUVIIDAE

bayucca 10 years ago

Bee Killer Assassin Bug

Apiomerus sp. Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin - Apiomerus flaviventris - BugGuide.Net

12 Comments

tmvdh 10 years ago

Gracias, Gilma!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

tmvdh, ya esta en la Mision. : )

tmvdh 10 years ago

Este bicho de verdad falta en mi misión...

tmvdh 10 years ago

Hola Gilma - (true) "bug" era correcto porque significa "chinche". Mariposas, escarabejos, cicadas, saltamontes, ... también son insectos, arañas no lo son (tienen ocho patas) ;-)...

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Gracias, tmvdh, quise decir....un insecto. : ) : )

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Thank you so much for the detailed ID, bayucca.
I looked a the link, It is a Bee Killer Assassin Bug.
I would have never thought such a cutie would kill Bee's!!

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Thank you for the ID, stho002.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Thank you, tmvdh, I will.
Even though you try to educate me on bugs I still was not sure this one was one..YAY!! I got a "Bug"

tmvdh 10 years ago

Hola Gilma - fantastico! ¿Puedes añadirlo a mi misión "Insects of Costa Rica"?

bayucca 10 years ago

Reduviidae, Harpactorinae, Apiomerini, Apiomerus sp., I try to get closer, there are about 105 species around and most of the southern ones are not really described. Until now I only know which it is not...