assassin bug, bee-killer (Pristhesancus plagipennis)

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ginger749 Brisvegas, Australia(Zone 12b) Dec 08, 2008

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 14, 2008

Ginger, Can you verify this. And is it a good bug?

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 14, 2008

lousey picture, sorry. Here's another

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ginger749 Brisvegas, Australia(Zone 12b) Dec 15, 2008

Hi Wormfood,

Unfortunately I am not qualified to say yes or no.
We have 30 different types of Assassin Bugs here in Australia.
See these two web Sites:
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_bugs/CommonAssa.htm
http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=1110

They sure do look like it to me though.
Yours are all brown.
Mine are jet Black with red abdomen.

They have a long head with a powerful proboscis for puncturing prey which can inflict a painful jab if they sting you.

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wormfood Lecanto, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 17, 2008

thank you, Ginger, they are probably right out of the eggcase. Cute little buggers.

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