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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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GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsVaquita Multicolor Asiática (Harmonia axyridis)17/02/2022Néstor Trossero



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Photography ID: 565007
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/29/2023
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 524962
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/11/2023
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 484709
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/17/2022
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 424842
  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/14/2020
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 313812
♀  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2019
Néstor Trossero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194710329/12/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
172496011/02/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
155435417/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
133327214/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
87793402/02/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
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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.