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Emesinae

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Thread legged Bug Walk HAND Emesinae

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Kepik Pembunuh Berkaki Benang/The Thread-Legged Bug (Emesinae)

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Thread Legged Assassin Bug

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Stenolemus bituberus (Assassin bug)

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Thread Legged Bug On A Leaf

The Emesinae, or thread-legged bugs, are a subfamily of the Reduviidae. They are conspicuously different from the other reduviids by their very slender body form. They are stalking, predatory insects that can be collected on palm fronds, cliffs, spider webbing, or near lights at night. They walk on their mid and hind legs; the front pair is raptorial. Some groups specialize on spiders. Very little is known about emesines except that many species are found in the tropics. Pedro Wygodzinsky wrote the most recent revision of this group.