Assassin bug

Assassin bug - Rhynocoris cf. cuspidatus

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Incredible focus and sharpness, plus a great hand-crafted species intro :) Promoted. Posted 11 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

First segment of rostrum red, scutellum black with pale tip (no pale midline) : This is not erythropus.
With the pale spots on the connexivium being white/yellow it should probably be cuspidatus (red on iracundus and rubicus), but that character is usually not considered 100% diagnostic so it is advised to check male genitalia for a proper ID. Posted 8 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you for the help and correction in the identification! Posted 8 years ago

The Rhynocoris cuspidatus

Rhynocoris (historically often misspelled as "Rhinocoris") is a genus of assassin bug, from the family Reduviidae in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Species of this genus are noted for providing parental care of offspring. Parental care is unusual in subsocial insects, having only evolved six times in the Heteroptera. R. tristis for example, is well known for guarding egg masses.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Pudding4brains