Pristhesancus plagipennis

Pristhesancus plagipennis is an Australian insect in the assassin bug genus Pristhesancus. Amongst its prey, is the common garden pest, the stinkbug: Musgraveia sulciventris.[1][2][3][4]

Pristhesancus plagipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Pristhesancus
Species:
P. plagipennis
Binomial name
Pristhesancus plagipennis
Walker 1865

References

  1. "Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker 1865". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  2. "Pristhesancus plagipennis, Common Assassin Bug". Brisbane Insects. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  3. Huey, Joel (2017-06-07). "Pristhesancus plagipennis". WA Museum Collections. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  4. Walker, Andrew A.; Mayhew, Mark L.; Jin, Jiayi; Herzig, Volker; Undheim, Eivind A. B.; Sombke, Andy; Fry, Bryan G.; Meritt, David J.; King, Glenn F. (2018-02-22). "The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens". Nature Communications. 9 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03091-5. ISSN 2041-1723.
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