Apiomerini

Guides

• Apiomerus californicus

  California Bee Assassin

  Apiomerus californicus is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, first described by Berniker and Szerlip in 2011. It belongs to the Apiomerini tribe, commonly known as bee assassins, which are specialized predators of bees and other pollinators. The species is found in western North America, particularly in California and surrounding regions.

  ReduviidaeHarpactorinaeApiomeriniassassin-bugbee-assassinCaliforniapredatorHemipteraCimicomorpha

• Apiomerus cazieri

  Desert Bee Assassin

  Apiomerus cazieri is a species of assassin bug (family Reduviidae) endemic to the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The species was described in 2011 and is commonly known as the Desert Bee Assassin. It is an active predator with documented prey including the checkered beetle Trichodes ornatus and honey bees (Apis mellifera). The species belongs to the genus Apiomerus, whose members are frequently observed hunting on flowers where they ambush pollinators.

  ReduviidaeHarpactorinaeApiomeriniassassin-bugbee-assassinpredatordesertChihuahuan-DesertSonoran-DesertSouthwestpollinator-predatorflower-visitorambush-predator

• Apiomerus longispinis

  Black Bee Assassin

  Apiomerus longispinis is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

  Apiomerus-longispinisReduviidaeHemipteraassassin-bugBlack-Bee-AssassinCentral-AmericaNorth-AmericaChampion-1899HarpactorinaeApiomerini