Large Thread-legged Assassin Bug
S2, ventral		Ellura
Tiny Thread-legged Assassin Bug
Profile		 
Animals
BirdsFishFrogs
Invert's
Ants, Bees, Flies & WaspsBeetles, Cockroaches & True BugsDragonflies, Mantids & NetwingsHoppersMoths & ButterfliesOther BugsSpiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks
MammalsReptiles
Best-AntennaeBest-DorsalBest-EyesBest-JuvenileBest-ProfileBest-PupaBest-VentralBest-Wings
 
Other
Crust & AlgaeFungiIntroduced Species
 
Plants
Mistletoe
Small Plants
DaisiesMosses & LiverwortsOrchidsOther Small PlantsSmall Bluebush & Saltbush
Shrubs & BushesTreesVines
Best-BudsBest-FlowersBest-FruitsBest-Leaves
Key-BudsKey-Flowers
              
Info
Calendars
All IntroducedMurraylands Native InvertsMurraylands Native Large AnimalsMurraylands Native Plants & Fungi
Contact
Did You Know?
about Antennaeabout Bitesabout Cold Bloodedabout Eyesabout Mimickeryabout Skinabout Toolsabout Wings
HelpHomeStatus
 
Search
Complete ListGoogleWhat's New
Tiny Thread-legged Assassin Bug (Empicoris sp)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: True Bugs (Hemiptera)
Family: Thread-legged Assassin Bug (Cimicomorpha, Reduviidae, Emesinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Tiny Thread-legged Assassin Bug (Empicoris sp)
This Photo:     🔍Dorsal🔎
Thank you Danilo Lüdke (lehelind) for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~3.5mm long.
Dark, very patterned body with very stipy legs.
Danilo said "Closest to E. scrabraventris"
Copyright © 2021-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 22-Apr-2021
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.