Gardena elkinsi
Wygodzinsky, 1966
Gardena elkinsi is a thread-legged bug in the assassin bug Reduviidae, described by Wygodzinsky in 1966. The occurs in Central America and North America. As a member of the Emesinae, it possesses the characteristic elongated, slender legs that distinguish thread-legged bugs from other reduviids.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Gardena elkinsi: /ɡɑːrˈdiːnə ɛlˈkɪnsi/
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Distribution
Central America and North America
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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