Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/8/2016).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/11/2018).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/25/2012).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp.with prey in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/21/2017).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/14/2017).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug species in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/3/2006).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 357475 - Psn: 25)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 465455 - Psn: 35)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug species in Queen Annes Co., Maryland (10/11/2015).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 218742 - Psn: 42)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 301054 - Psn: 42)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2014).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 527443 - Psn: 50)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/7/2014).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 224687 - Psn: 55)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/25/2013).

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One of the Jagged Ambush Bug kills a <a href='http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=601'>Least Skipper</a> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2012). (Photo ID: 50665 - Psn: 65)

One of the Jagged Ambush Bug kills a Least Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2012).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. eating a Broad-winged Skipper in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2020).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1011337 - Psn: 78)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1190650 - Psn: 78)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A nymph of one of the Jagged Ambush Bugs, <em>Phymata</em> sp., in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2011). (Photo ID: 12076 - Psn: 100)

A nymph of one of the Jagged Ambush Bugs, Phymata sp., in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2011).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug species preying upon a Honey Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/21/2015).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Somerset Co., Maryland.

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/4/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 356929 - Psn: 115)

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/4/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Charles Co., Maryland (8/1/2017).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. consuming a Coulded Sulpher in Harford Co., Maryland (6/14/2017).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug species with Cabbage White prey in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018).

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A Jagged Ambush Bug species with Silver-spotted Skipper prey in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018).

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/8/2016). View Record Details Media by Eric Stavale.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/11/2018). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/25/2012). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp.with prey in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/14/2017). View Record Details Media by John Rinker.

A Jagged Ambush Bug species in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/3/2006). Media by Mike Burchett.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/2/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Jagged Ambush Bug species in Queen Annes Co., Maryland (10/11/2015). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/16/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2014). View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). Media by Ashley Bradford.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/25/2013). View Record Details Media by Anna Letaw.

One of the Jagged Ambush Bug kills a Least Skipper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2012). View Record Details Media by Linda Hunt.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/20/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. eating a Broad-winged Skipper in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Douglas Hooper via iNaturalist.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

A nymph of one of the Jagged Ambush Bugs, Phymata sp., in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2011). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Jagged Ambush Bug species preying upon a Honey Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/21/2015). View Record Details Media by Pauline Horn.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Somerset Co., Maryland. View Record Details Media by USGS PWRC.

Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/4/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. in Charles Co., Maryland (8/1/2017). View Record Details Media by William Wise.

A Jagged Ambush Bug sp. consuming a Coulded Sulpher in Harford Co., Maryland (6/14/2017). View Record Details Media by John Rinker.

A Jagged Ambush Bug species with Cabbage White prey in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Jagged Ambush Bug species with Silver-spotted Skipper prey in Washington Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Phymata

Phymata crassipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Phymatinae
Genus:	Phymata Latreille, 1802

Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae,^[1] 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.^[2]

Species

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Species within this genus include:^[3]

Phymata albopicta Handlirsch, 1897
Phymata americana Melin, 1930
Phymata arctostaphylae Van Duzee, 1914
Phymata borica Evans, 1931
Phymata crassipes Fabricius, 1775
Phymata fasciata Gray, 1832
Phymata granulosa Handlirsch, 1897
Phymata luteomarginata Kormilev, 1957
Phymata luxa Evans, 1931
Phymata maculata Kormilev, 1957
Phymata noualhieri Handlirsch, 1897
Phymata pacifica Evans, 1931
Phymata pallida Kormilev, 1957
Phymata pennsylvanica Handlirsch, 1897
Phymata rossi Evans, 1931
Phymata saileri Kormilev, 1957
Phymata salicis Cockerell, 1900
Phymata vicina Handlirsch, 1897

References

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^ Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 - Family Reduviidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region
^ "Ambush Bugs". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ Catalogue of life

Taxon identifiers
Phymata	Wikidata: Q10630739 Wikispecies: Phymata BioLib: 73235 BOLD: 160804 BugGuide: 4833 CoL: 63MNQ EoL: 35499 EPPO: 1PYMAG Fauna Europaea: 452811 Fauna Europaea (new): 90f6d3fa-ba2b-4f6d-a057-22b72cd5c8c0 GBIF: 2008718 iNaturalist: 119535 IRMNG: 1301945 ITIS: 107169 NCBI: 237173 Open Tree of Life: 1084570

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Jagged Ambush Bug sp.

Phymata sp. Latreille, 1802

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