Emesaya brevipennis explained

Emesaya brevipennis is a New World species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae. There are three subspecies, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico.[1]

The subspecies Emesaya b. brevipennis is the most widely distributed and is reported to be bivoltine in Southern Illinois.[2] This subspecies has 5 instars.[2]

E. brevipennis has been reported to rob spiders of their prey[3] and to prey upon spiders.[4] The species also will prey upon conspecifics, both in the larval and adult stage.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Froeschner, Richard C. . 1988. Family Reduviidae Latreille, 1807. The assassin bugs. 616 - 651 . Henry, Thomas J. . Froeschner, Richard C. . Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden, Netherlands. E. J. Brill. 978-0-916846-44-2.
  2. Web site: Life history and laboratory rearing of Emesaya B. Brevipennis . Hagerty, A.M. . McPherson, J.E. . Bradshaw, J.D. . amp . Florida Entomologist: 84(3) September 2001..
  3. Howard, L. O. 1901. The insect book. Doubleday. Page and Co. New York.
  4. Smith. J. B. 1910. A report of the insects of New Jersey-Hemiptera.Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum, p. 131-170.
  5. Web site: Observations on the Life History and Behavior of the Thread-Legged Bug Emesaya b. brevipennis (Say), (Hemiptera: Ploiariidae) . Harley P. Brown . David W. Lollis . 1962 . Proc. of the Okla. Acad. of Sci. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100625114935/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/OAS/oas_pdf/v43/p88_90.pdf . 2010-06-25 .

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