assassin bug

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English

white-eyed assassin bugs (Platymeris biguttatus: subfamily Reduviinae)

Etymology

From assassin +‎ bug.

Noun

assassin bug (plural assassin bugs)

Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.
Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.

Derived terms

grass assassin bug (Lopodytes spp.)

Translations

bug

Catalan: xinxa assassina f
Finnish: petolude
German: Raubwanze f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: хищне́ц m (xiščnéc)
Spanish: chinche hocicona f (Mexico), chinche picuda f (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala), chinchorro m (Ecuador), chipo m (Venezuela), chirimacha f (Peru), pito m (Colombia), vinchuca f (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)

References

assassin bug on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Reduviidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Reduviidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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