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Phymata
Sign in to savePhymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae, commonly called jagged ambush bugs. Their coloration is variable, often helping to camouflage them on the plants where they live. They are predators, found in the Americas and Palaearctic realm.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,761
- With media
- 77
- Family
- Reduviidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, IIZD-UASLP, DUGWAY, UMNH, MSU, MNA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brazil
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Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae, commonly called jagged ambush bugs. Their coloration is variable, often helping to camouflage them on the plants where they live. They are predators, found in the Americas and Palaearctic realm.
==Species== Species within this genus include:
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