Ptilocnemus femoralis
Appearance
Ptilocnemus femoralis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Genus: | Ptilocnemus |
Species: | P. femoralis
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Binomial name | |
Ptilocnemus femoralis Horváth, 1902
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Ptilocnemus femoralis is a species of feather-legged bugs in the subfamily Holoptilinae. This species is found in Australia and has a specialized gland called a trichome that produces a chemical to attract and paralyze ants.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Hawkeswood, Trevor. "Some Notes of Three Species of Australian Reduviidae" (PDF). Victorian Entomologist Vol. 20 No. 5 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-17.