Gardena melinarthrumDohrn, 1859
Basic Information
Classification:
Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Reduviidae: Emesinae
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
Identifying Features:
Forelobe of pronotum about three times as long as head.
Distance from first spine of fore femur to base of article much greater than three times length of spine with its basal tubercle.
Mid and hind legs with white annulations each on the femora and tibiae apically
Distance from first spine of fore femur to base of article much greater than three times length of spine with its basal tubercle.
Mid and hind legs with white annulations each on the femora and tibiae apically
Synonyms
Gardena melinarthrum (sic) Dohrn, 1859
Gardena melinarthrum Dohrn, 1860
Gardena semperi Dohrn, 1863
Gardena semperi var.? Breddin, 1899
Gardena melinarthrum var. fermoralis McAtee & Malloch, 1926