Spined Assassin Bug Sinea diadema (Fabricius, 1776)    Synonyms: Brown Assassin Bug, Crowned Assassin Bug.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Reduviidae   >   Genus Sinea   

Description:

Size 10-15 mm. Head, thorax (middle part) and front leg (upper portion) are covered with spines. (BugGuide)

Where to find:

Weedy fields and meadows.

There are 2 records in the project database.

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A Spined Assassin Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2013). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Spined Assassin Bug in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2013). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Spined Assassin Bug in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/10/2020). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)


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