{"id":1309,"date":"2025-12-02T11:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1309"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:36:35","slug":"cretaceous-assassin-bug-ui-g-15-25","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/product\/cretaceous-assassin-bug-ui-g-15-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Cretaceous Assassin Bug | UI-G-15-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This specimen contains a finely preserved assassin bug belonging to the family Reduviidae, likely within the thread-legged subfamily Emesinae. These predatory Hemipterans are recognized by their extremely long, slender legs, narrow elongated head, and multi-segmented antennae\u2014features clearly visible in this piece. The specimen shows the characteristic heteropteran body plan, including a narrow, elongated thorax and a pair of partially preserved hemelytra (forewings) with visible venation.<\/p>\n<p>Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)<br data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1599\" \/>Suborder: Heteroptera<br data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1623\" \/>Infraorder: Cimicomorpha<br data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1650\" \/>Family: Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)<br data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1687\" \/>Subfamily: Emesinae (Thread-legged Assassin Bugs)<br data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1739\" \/>Age: ~98.8 \u00b1 0.6 million years<br data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1772\" \/>Locality: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar<\/p>\n<p>Physical Details<br data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1840\" \/>Dimensions: 21.42 \u00d7 14.64 \u00d7 10.60 mm<br data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1879\" \/>Weight: 8.535 carats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This specimen contains a finely preserved assassin bug belonging to the family Reduviidae, likely within the thread-legged subfamily Emesinae. These predatory Hemipterans are recognized by their extremely long, slender legs, narrow elongated head, and multi-segmented antennae\u2014features clearly visible in this piece. The specimen shows the characteristic heteropteran body plan, including a narrow, elongated thorax and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1310,"template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}