# Phymata

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{{Short description|Genus of true bugs}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Phymata
| image = Reduviidae - Phymata crassipes-male.JPG
| image_caption = ''[Phymata crassipes](/source/Phymata_crassipes)''
| authority = [Latreille](/source/Pierre_Andr%C3%A9_Latreille), 1802
| synonyms =
}}

'''''Phymata''''' is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family [Reduviidae](/source/Reduviidae), subfamily [Phymatinae](/source/Phymatinae),<ref>Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 - Family Reduviidae - Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region</ref> commonly called '''jagged ambush bugs'''. Their coloration is variable, often helping to camouflage them on the plants where they live. They are [predators](/source/predation),<ref>{{cite web |title=Ambush Bugs |url=https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/ambush-bugs |website=Missouri Department of Conservation |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> found in the [Americas](/source/Americas) and [Palaearctic realm](/source/Palaearctic_realm).

==Species==
Species within this genus include:<ref>[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/phymata/match/1 Catalogue of life]</ref>
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* ''[Phymata albopicta](/source/Phymata_albopicta)'' Handlirsch, 1897
* ''[Phymata americana](/source/Phymata_americana)'' Melin, 1930
* ''[Phymata arctostaphylae](/source/Phymata_arctostaphylae)'' Van Duzee, 1914
* ''[Phymata borica](/source/Phymata_borica)'' Evans, 1931
* ''[Phymata crassipes](/source/Phymata_crassipes)'' Fabricius, 1775 - '''type species''' (as ''Acanthia crassipes'' {{Au|Fabricius}})
* ''[Phymata fasciata](/source/Phymata_fasciata)'' Gray, 1832
* ''[Phymata granulosa](/source/Phymata_granulosa)'' Handlirsch, 1897
* ''[Phymata luteomarginata](/source/Phymata_luteomarginata)'' Kormilev, 1957
* ''[Phymata luxa](/source/Phymata_luxa)'' Evans, 1931
* ''[Phymata maculata](/source/Phymata_maculata)'' Kormilev, 1957
* ''[Phymata noualhieri](/source/Phymata_noualhieri)'' Handlirsch, 1897
* ''[Phymata pacifica](/source/Phymata_pacifica)'' Evans, 1931
* ''[Phymata pallida](/source/Phymata_pallida)'' Kormilev, 1957
* ''[Phymata pennsylvanica](/source/Phymata_pennsylvanica)'' Handlirsch, 1897
* ''[Phymata rossi](/source/Phymata_rossi)'' Evans, 1931
* ''[Phymata saileri](/source/Phymata_saileri)'' Kormilev, 1957
* ''[Phymata salicis](/source/Phymata_salicis)'' Cockerell, 1900
* ''[Phymata vicina](/source/Phymata_vicina)'' Handlirsch, 1897
}}
thumb|left|''Phymata'' sp. eggs

==References==
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Category:Reduviidae
Category:Cimicomorpha genera
Category:Hemiptera of Europe
Category:Hemiptera of North America
Category:Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille

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