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Assassin Bug - Tegea atropicta
Family Reduviidae,
Subfamily Tegeinae
- This page contains pictures and information about Termite Assassin Bugs
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Adult body length 18mm
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- This Termite Assassin Bug can be found on gum tree trunk with termite
tunnels. The bug there is usually hunting for termites of hiding under
barks.
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- In Australia this is the only one member in the subfamily Tegeinae. This Assassin Bug was found in
late summer 2007 on a
gum tree trunk in Wishart Bushland.
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 - Last instars, body length 12mm
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- This bug is known a specialist predator of
termites which are found on trees or fallen logs.
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- The is bright orange red in colour with black pattern. The nymph has the
same colour scheme, look the same as adult except wingless.
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 - Younger instars, body length 8mm
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- We found this young instars wandering on gum tree trunk in Karawatha
Forest during a early winter day 2007.
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- Found this adult Termite Assassin Bug in Karawatha forest on Aus 2008. It
was checking a termite covered path on s smooth bark gum tree trunk.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 496.
- 2. Termite Assassin Bug Fact File
- Wildlife of Sydney, Australian Museum Online, 207.
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