Eulyes amoena

Eulyes amoena
Eulyes amoena from Nias Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
Superfamily: Reduvioidea
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Genus: Eulyes
Species: E. amoena
Binomial name
Eulyes amoena
(Guérin, 1838)

Eulyes amoena is a species of true assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.[1]

Description

Eulyes amoena shows a warningly black and red coloration. The black and red larva of these stinking bugs are mimicked the larva of a Bornean mantid.[2]

Distribution

This species is widespread in Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra and Java).[3][4][5]

References

  • Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico
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