assassin bug

English

white-eyed assassin bugs (Platymeris biguttatus: subfamily Reduviinae)

Etymology

assassin +‎ bug

Noun

assassin bug (plural assassin bugs)

1. Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.
2. Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.

Derived terms

• grass assassin bug (Lopodytes spp.)

Translations

bug

• Finnish: petolude
• German: Raubwanze f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: chinche hocicona f (Mexico), chinche picuda f (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala), chinchorro m (Ecuador), chipo m (Venezuela), chirimacha f (Peru), pito m (Colombia), vinchuca f (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)

References

• assassin bug on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Reduviidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Reduviidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons