''Phymata'' is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family

Reduviidae The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main exampl ...

, subfamily

Phymatinae Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are commonly called ambush bugs after their habit of lying in wait for prey, relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own si ...

, commonly called jagged ambush bugs. They can be a variety of colors, with their coloring helping them camouflage with the plants they live on. They are

predators Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...

Species

Species within this genus include:Catalogue of life
/ref> Phymata eggs

References

Reduviidae Cimicomorpha genera Hemiptera of Europe Hemiptera of North America Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Heteroptera-stub