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Ant damsel bug

Himacerus mirmicoides (O. Costa, 1834)

Status not recordedinsects

The ant damsel bug (Himacerus mirmicoides) is a species in the family Nabidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the ant damsel bug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ant damsel bug live?

Not recorded

Is the ant damsel bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ant damsel bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyNabidae
  6. genusHimacerus
  7. SpeciesHimacerus mirmicoides (O. Costa, 1834)

Synonyms Aptus apterus, Aptus lativentris, Aptus mirmicoides, Nabis lativentris, Nabis mirmicoides, Nabis myrmecoides

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Damsel ant bugEnglish
  • Damisel·la formigaCatalan
  • lovčice mravenčíCzech
  • MyrenymfetægeDanish
  • AmeisensichelwanzeGerman
  • muurahaispeitsiludeFinnish
  • Nabide-fourmiFrench
  • csalán-tolvajpoloskaHungarian
  • Skruzdėlinė SkerdblakėLithuanian
  • MiersikkelwantsDutch
  • Zażartka mrówkowataPolish
  • Клоп-охотник муравьевидныйRussian
  • Ameisen-SichelwanzeGerman
  • Ameisenähnliche SichelwanzeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ant damsel bug

Other species in the same genus Himacerus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ant damsel bug?

The ant damsel bug (Himacerus mirmicoides) belongs to the family Nabidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ant damsel bug (Himacerus mirmicoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ant-damsel-bug

MLA

“Ant damsel bug (Himacerus mirmicoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ant-damsel-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{ant_damsel_bug_2026,
  title = {Ant damsel bug (Himacerus mirmicoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ant-damsel-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}