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| Pahabengkakia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactorinae |
| Tribe: | Harpactorini |
| Genus: | Pahabengkakia Miller, 1941 |
| Species: | P. piliceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Pahabengkakia piliceps Miller, 1941 | |
Pahabengkakia piliceps is a species of true bug (Harpactorinae) found in Thailand. It is the only species in the genus Pahabengkakia.[1] This species is apparently a specialist predator of the stingless bee Tetrigona sp. and Trigona collina.[2] Larval P. piliceps mimic the bees, and eggs are laid in the bees' hives. Nymphs of P. piliceps were found to occupy the nest entrance and kill returning foraging bees. The assassin bug does not seem to predate other Trigona species (T. apicalis, T. fimbriata, T. nitidiventris, T. terminata, T. ventralis and T. itama), even though they are also present in the area.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pahabengkakia Miller, 1941". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen and Touchkanin Jongjitvimol. "First Record of the Predator, Pahabengkakia piliceps Miller, 1941 (Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) in the Stingless Bee, Trigona collina Smith, 1857 (Apidae, Meliponinae) in Thailand" (PDF). The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 7(1): 71-74, May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-11-21.