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Family Reduviidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Black Ground Assassin Bugs that
we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Female, body length 15mm
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- This ground assassin bug has strong pair of front legs. It is shiny black
in colour. There is the creamy white mark between its thorax and abdomen. All
its legs are black in colour.
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- We found this ground assassin bug when it was running on the footpath in
Karawatha Forest. We collected this bug and kept it at home to see if it
will turn into an adult. After a week, nothing had happen. Since we do not
know how to feed it, we let it go after keeping it for a week. Pictures were
taken on Sept 2007.
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- We found this assassin bug again in Karawatha Forest on Dec 2007. The
white mark on this bug is slightly different. It was running on forest floor
among the dry plant materials.
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- Notice that its abdomen is narroewe. The pair of wings look different.
They do not look like wing-bug but reduced wings. It could be the
"wingless" form male.
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- Also found this assassin bug in Toohey Forest on Apr 2010.
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- Reference:
- 1. Peirates punctorius
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lifeseen.com, by Nick Monaghan.
- 2. Peirates flavopictus
- Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB,
Western Australian Department of Agriculture, 2006
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