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Atrachelus cinereus

Three Spined Assassin Bug


Atrachelus cinereus

(Fabricius, 1796)
Chinche Cazadora Cenicienta
Family: Reduviidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Atrachelus cinereus is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, found in North, Central, and South America.

Subspecies: These subspecies belong to the species Atrachelus cinereus:
  • Atrachelus cinereus cinereus (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Atrachelus cinereus wygodzinskyi Elkins, 1954

Source: Wikipedia, article Atrachelus cinereus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 624656
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/06/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 620997
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/02/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 576254
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/15/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
225765106/03/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
224344002/02/2025UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
201138415/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta Negra, PiriápolisEnrico H. Vicentini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Three Spined Assassin Bug (Atrachelus cinereus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 04/10/2026.