Sinea diadema

Sinea diadema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Genus:	Sinea
Species:	S. diadema
Binomial name
	Sinea diadema; Fabricius, 1776

Sinea diadema is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Sinea diadema is bivoltine, preys on small bugs and beetles, and overwinters in the egg stage.

Name[]

In English the species goes by the common name spined assassin bug.^[1] Its scientific name comes from Hebrew, where sinea means thorn bush or burning bush while diadema means crown.^[2]

Diet[]

Cannibalism is not common in this species. However, when it occurs it usually involves an larger female eating a smaller male.^[3]^: 551

Reproduction[]

Females can lay up to 412 eggs in laboratory conditions.^[4]^: 514 Eggs are laid in clusters.^[5]^: 94

Occurrence[]

It is native to North America and found in the Midwest in fields, often associated with goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nuttall.^[6] They are typically found in grasslands, gardens, as well as fields.^[7]

References[]

^ "Spined Assassin Bug - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
^ "Spined Assassin Bug". Field Station. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ Panizzi, Antonio Ricardo; Parra, Jose R. P. (2012-03-08). Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4398-3709-2.
^ Kogan, M.; Herzog, D. C. (2012-12-06). Sampling Methods in Soybean Entomology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4612-9998-1.
^ Flint, Mary Louise; Dreistadt, Steve H.; Clark, Jack Kelly (1998). Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control. UCANR Publications. ISBN 978-1-879906-37-2.
^ Shannon C. Voss and J. E. McPherson (2003). "Life History and Laboratory Rearing of Sinea diadema (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) with Descriptions of Immature Stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 96 (6): 776–792. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0776:LHALRO]2.0.CO;2.
^ Betway, Lance. "Sinea diadema (spined assassin bug)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

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[1] "Spined Assassin Bug - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

[2] "Spined Assassin Bug". Field Station. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[3] Panizzi, Antonio Ricardo; Parra, Jose R. P. (2012-03-08). Insect Bioecology and Nutrition for Integrated Pest Management. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4398-3709-2.

[4] Kogan, M.; Herzog, D. C. (2012-12-06). Sampling Methods in Soybean Entomology. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4612-9998-1.

[5] Flint, Mary Louise; Dreistadt, Steve H.; Clark, Jack Kelly (1998). Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control. UCANR Publications. ISBN 978-1-879906-37-2.

[6] Shannon C. Voss and J. E. McPherson (2003). "Life History and Laboratory Rearing of Sinea diadema (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) with Descriptions of Immature Stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 96 (6): 776–792. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0776:LHALRO]2.0.CO;2.

[7] Betway, Lance. "Sinea diadema (spined assassin bug)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

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