Sinea diadema

Sinea diadema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Sinea
Species:
S. diadema
Binomial name
Sinea diadema
Fabricius, 1776

Sinea diadema is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Sinea diadema is bivoltine, preys on small bugs and beetles, and overwinters in the egg stage.

Name

In English the species goes by the common name spined assassin bug.[1] Its scientific name comes from Hebrew, where sinea means thorn bush or burning bush while diadema means crown.[2]

Diet

They wait for prey to come by, usually on blossoms which are often visited. They also will slowly approach prey before attempting capture.

Adult spined assassin bug on goldenrod

Cannibalism is not common in this species. However, when it occurs it usually involves a larger female eating a smaller male.[3]: 551 

Reproduction

Females can lay up to 412 eggs in laboratory conditions.[4]: 514  Eggs are laid in clusters.[5]: 94 

Occurrence

It is native to North America and found in the Midwest in fields, often associated with goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nuttall.[6] They are typically found in grasslands, gardens, as well as fields.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Spined Assassin Bug - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ "Spined Assassin Bug". Field Station. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ^ Panizzi, Antonio Ricardo; Parra, Jose R. P. (2012-03-08). Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4398-3709-2.
  4. ^ Kogan, M.; Herzog, D. C. (2012-12-06). Sampling Methods in Soybean Entomology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4612-9998-1.
  5. ^ Flint, Mary Louise; Dreistadt, Steve H.; Clark, Jack Kelly (1998). Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control. UCANR Publications. ISBN 978-1-879906-37-2.
  6. ^ Shannon C. Voss and J. E. McPherson (2003). "Life History and Laboratory Rearing of Sinea diadema (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) with Descriptions of Immature Stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 96 (6): 776–792. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0776:LHALRO]2.0.CO;2.
  7. ^ Betway, Lance. "Sinea diadema (spined assassin bug)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2021-11-29.


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