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Wheel Bug

Insects

The wheel bug is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, native to North America, named for the distinctive cog-like or wheel-shaped crest on its thorax. It is a predator of other insects, including many agricultural pests, which it captures with its forelegs and kills with a piercing, sucking mouthpart called a rostrum. Its bite, delivered in self-defense, is reported to be one of the most painful inflicted by any North American insect.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Arilus cristatus 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Assassin Bug, Species
Source Wikidata: Wheel Bug
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Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Wheel Bug
  • Wikidata Q15707964, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Arilus': Arilus is a generalist predator of insects
  • Child Taxon Of: Assassin Bug, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q768510 (Assassin Bug)
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2. Wikipedia: Arilus
  • Species list section
    Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1763) the North American wheel bug
  • true bugs found in the Americas
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • Living or Extinct: Yes
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Arilus cristatus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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