''Phymata'' is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family
Reduviidae, subfamily
Phymatinae, commonly called jagged ambush bugs. They can be a variety of colors, with their coloring helping them camouflage with the plants they live on. They are
predators
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...
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Species
Species within this genus include:
Catalogue of life
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References
Reduviidae
Cimicomorpha genera
Hemiptera of Europe
Hemiptera of North America
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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