Holotrichius innesi (known as the afrur in part of its range) is an assassin bug found in some Middle Eastern countries. When touched, this insect emits a varying number of stridulating noises in double pulses.[1]
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| Species: | H. innesi
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| Holotrichius innesi Horvath, 1909
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In the deserts of Israel the afrur ("dirt" in colloquial Hebrew, from its habit of covering itself with dirt) is believed to have a powerful venom, and that it is possibly to blame for deaths attributed to snake and scorpion envenomation. However, no deaths have been formally attributed to it.[2]
Subspecies
edit- H. i innesi
- H. i. rugicollis
References
edit- ^ U. Yinon, P. Amitaia & A. Shulov (1972). "The stridulatory mechanism and the analysis of sound produced by the bug Holotrichius innesi (Horvath) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology. 41 (2): 373–381, IN3–IN7. doi:10.1016/0300-9629(72)90068-0.
- ^ Caras, R.A. Dangerous to Man. Pelican, 1975. P. 225
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