Reduviidae
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The Reduviidae is a large cosmopolitan family of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators;
Assassin bug with bee prey
A Zelus nymph from the Southeastern United States
Nymph, found in Nepal
Orange assassin bug (Gminatus australis) feeding on a beetle
Triatominae
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The members of the Triatominae, a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs, or vampire bugs. Other local names for them, used in Latin America and by Latinos generall
Reduviidae
…predators; most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main examples of non-predatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae, with a few species from South America noted for their ability to transmit Chagas disease. Though spectacular exceptions are known, most members of the…
Rhodnius prolixus nymphs and adult