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Masked hunter A brown assassin bug (Narvesus carolinesis) rests on a cluster of bright pink flowers. A dusty disguise Eastern bloodsucking conenose kissing bug, Triatoma sanguisuga, with a black body and orange-banded edges, sits on a green leaf. Illustration of an assassin bug, Arilus cristatus, showing its elongated body, long legs, and distinctive spiny crest on its thorax, with two long antennae extending from its head. A wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) with a spiny, gear-shaped crest on its back is perched on a cluster of bright orange flowers. Assassin bug. Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans
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assassin bug: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: The Royal Society of Publishing - Biology Letters - Assassin bugs enhance prey capture with a sticky resin. Sep 12, 2026
Added a cross-reference to wheel bug. Apr 23, 2026
Added a cross-reference to the masked hunter. Media added. Sep 26, 2025
Revised opening paragraph and added a taxonomic box. Added a cross-reference to Rhodnius prolixus. Sep 19, 2025
Add new Web site: The Royal Society of Publishing - Biology Letters - Assassin bugs enhance prey capture with a sticky resin. Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies - Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae: Hemiptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Louisiana State University - The Assassin in the Garden. Jun 03, 2024
Add new Web site: UC | IPM - Assassin Bugs. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: The Spruce - Assassin Bugs: Why They Are Good for the Garden. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Assassin Bugs. Sep 27, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Chromosome-Aware Phylogenomics of Assassin Bugs (Hemiptera: Reduvioidea) Elucidates Ancient Gene Conflict. May 30, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Assassin Bug. Apr 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens. Mar 06, 2023
Updated and added information on various species of assassin bugs. Feb 12, 2015
Add new Web site: University of Maryland Extension - Home and Garden Information Center - Assassin Bug. Jan 29, 2014
Media added. Nov 26, 2013
Added photograph. Sep 09, 2011
Added information about the three-legged bug Stenolemus bituberus. Oct 28, 2010
Added image of wheel bug. Jan 08, 2010
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Assassin Bug. Mar 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Ohio State University - Assassin Bug. Feb 12, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Added new Web site: Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet - Assassin Bugs. Jun 09, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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