Tree damsel bug
Himacerus apterus (Fabricius, 1798)
Status not recordedinsects
The tree damsel bug (Himacerus apterus) is a species in the family Nabidae, order Hemiptera.
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Quick facts about the tree 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 tree damsel bug live?
Not recorded
Is the tree 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 tree damsel bug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyNabidae
- genusHimacerus
- SpeciesHimacerus apterus (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms Himacerus brevipennis, Nabis aptera, Nabis brevipennis, Nabis subaptera, Reduvius apterus
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- lovčice velkáCzech
- Stor nymfetægeDanish
- BaumsichelwanzeGerman
- pensaspeitsiludeFinnish
- Punaise aptèreFrench
- nagy tolvajpoloskaHungarian
- ハラビロマキバサシガメJapanese
- 미니날개큰쐐기노린재Korean
- Žiaurioji SkerdblakėLithuanian
- BoomsikkelwantsDutch
- zażartka drzewnaPolish
- Клоп-охотник бескрылыйRussian
- lovčice krátkokřídláCzech
- Ungeflügelte SichelwanzeGerman
- KortvleugelwantsDutch
Relatives of the tree damsel bug
Other species in the same genus Himacerus.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the tree damsel bug?
The tree damsel bug (Himacerus apterus) belongs to the family Nabidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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