Definition of Arilus cristatus

1. Noun. Large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects.

Exact synonyms: Wheel Bug
Generic synonyms: Assassin Bug, Reduviid
Group relationships: Arilus, Genus Arilus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arilus Cristatus

Arie
Arie-Pitanguy mammaplasty
Arie-Pitanguy operation
Ariel
Arielian
Aries
Aries the Ram
Arieses
Arietian
Arietians
Arifama-Miniafia
Ariidae
Arijit
Arikara
Arilus
Arilus cristatus (current term)
Ariman
Ariocarpus
Ariocarpus fissuratus
Arioch
Ariomma
Ariostan
Arisaema
Arisaema atrorubens
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Arisarum
Arisarum vulgare
Aristarch
Aristarchian

Literary usage of Arilus cristatus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1915)
"On August 8, although I had watched for a repetition of the phenomenon from day to day in vain till that date, I secured one Arilus cristatus Linné, ..."

2. Catalogue of the Hemiptera of American North of Mexico: Excepting the by Edward Payson Van Duzee (1917)
"Arilus cristatus (Linn.) Linnaeus, Cent. Ins. Rar., p. 16, 1763, Cimex. Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., edn. 12, i, pt. 2, p. 723, 1767, Cimex. ..."

3. Bulletin (1902)
"... Arilus cristatus, preys on them, so do some of the Mantidae or Rear-horses. Several species of Pentatomidae or "stink bugs" kill them and suck the body ..."

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