Ptilocnemus femoralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: | Holoptilinae |
Tribe: | Holoptilini |
Genus: | Ptilocnemus |
Species: | P. femoralis |
Binomial name | |
Ptilocnemus femoralis Horvath |
Ptilocnemus femoralis is a species of feather-legged bugs in the Holoptilinae subfamily. This species is found in Australia and has a specialized organ called a trichome that the species uses to attract and paralyze ants.[1]