Midwestern-north-america
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Sinea spinipes
Spiny Assassin Bug
Sinea spinipes is a North American assassin bug in the subfamily Harpactorinae, commonly known as the Spiny Assassin Bug. It is native to the midwestern United States where it inhabits roadsides, forest edges, and open fields with scattered trees. In southern Illinois, populations are univoltine, producing one brood per year. The species is part of a complex of similar Sinea species that can be distinguished by leg morphology.