''Pristhesancus plagipennis'' is an Australian insect in the

assassin bug The Reduviidae is a large cosmopolitan family of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators; most other predatory Hemiptera ...

genus '' Pristhesancus''. Amongst its prey is the bronze orange bug (''

Musgraveia sulciventris ''Musgraveia sulciventris'' is a Tessaratomidae, Tessaratomid bug found in Australia, sometimes known as the bronze orange bug. It is considered a pest, particularly to plants in the Rutaceae, citrus group. Bronze orange bugs suck the sap from tr ...

''), a common garden pest. It is sometimes called the bee-killer assassin bug, as it is also known to prey on honey bees. The juveniles (nymphs / instars) have a distinctive bright orange abdomen.

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3404030 Reduviidae Insects described in 1865 Insects of Australia