An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2015). Determined by Brandon Woo and V. Belov via BugGuide.
The Thread-legged Bug Emesaya brevipennis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/21/2013). Notes from Richard Orr: "This might look like a Walkingstick (Phasmatodea) but it is not -- it is an Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae). It belongs to a group of Assassin Bugs called Thread-legged Bugs. This species (Emesaya brevipennis) is the largest of the Thread-legged Bugs around 35mm long. It is often found in large spider webs (as this one was) where it feeds on insects that become entangled in the web."
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A Emesaya brevipennis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/15/2017).
An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/15/2008). Determined by V. Belov and Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Washington Co., Maryland (9/6/2020).
An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/4/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/4/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/30/2014).
An Emesaya brevipennis in Harford Co., Maryland (8/23/2014).
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An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/12/2015). Determined by Brandon Woo and V. Belov via BugGuide.
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The Thread-legged Bug Emesaya brevipennis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/21/2013). Notes from Richard Orr: "This might look like a Walkingstick (Phasmatodea) but it is not -- it is an Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae). It belongs to a group of Assassin Bugs called Thread-legged Bugs. This species (Emesaya brevipennis) is the largest of the Thread-legged Bugs around 35mm long. It is often found in large spider webs (as this one was) where it feeds on insects that become entangled in the web."
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A Emesaya brevipennis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/15/2017).
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Tyler Bell.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/15/2008). Determined by V. Belov and Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Washington Co., Maryland (9/6/2020).
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Mark Etheridge.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/4/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
An Emesaya brevipennis in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/4/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
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An Emesaya brevipennis in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/30/2014).
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An Emesaya brevipennis in Harford Co., Maryland (8/23/2014).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Emesaya |
| Species: | E. brevipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Emesaya brevipennis | |
Emesaya brevipennis is a New World species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae. There are three subspecies, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico.[1]
The subspecies Emesaya b. brevipennis is the most widely distributed and is reported to be bivoltine in Southern Illinois.[2] This subspecies has 5 instars.[2]
E. brevipennis has been reported to rob spiders of their prey[3] and to prey upon spiders.[4] The species also will prey upon conspecifics, both in the larval and adult stage.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Froeschner, Richard C. (1988). "Family Reduviidae Latreille, 1807. The assassin bugs". In Henry, Thomas J.; Froeschner, Richard C. (eds.). Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. pp. 616–651. ISBN 978-0-916846-44-2.
- ^ a b Hagerty, A.M.; McPherson, J.E. & Bradshaw, J.D. "Life history and laboratory rearing of Emesaya B. Brevipennis" (PDF). Florida Entomologist: 84(3) September 2001.
- ^ Howard, L. O. 1901. The insect book. Doubleday. Page and Co. New York.
- ^ Smith. J. B. 1910. A report of the insects of New Jersey-Hemiptera. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum, p. 131-170.
- ^ Harley P. Brown; David W. Lollis (1962). "Observations on the Life History and Behavior of the Thread-Legged Bug Emesaya b. brevipennis (Say), (Hemiptera: Ploiariidae)" (PDF). Proc. of the Okla. Acad. of Sci. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-25.
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