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Rhynocoris fuscipes  (Fabricius, 1804)


Home > Insects > Hemiptera > Reduviidae > ​​Rhynocoris fuscipes
​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Reduvioidea
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Genus: Rhynocoris
Species: fuscipes

  • Common names: Assassin bug, มวนเพชฌฆาตแดงดำ (Thai)
  • Distribution: India, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai, Chaiyaphum
  • Additional notes: R. fuscipes injects it's prey with venom that contains paralysing novel neurotoxic compounds and is a potential predator of many economically important pests.
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Image locations

Images of Rhynocoris fuscipes from Thailand
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Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius, 1804) Chiang Mai
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Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius, 1804) Chiang Mai
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Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius, 1804) Chiang Mai
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Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius, 1804) Chiang Mai, August 2016
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Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius, 1804) Chaiyaphum July
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Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius, 1804) Chaiyaphum July

References: 
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2011 v17  i4 (Sahayaraj K & Vinothkanna A)
Siam Insect Zoo 
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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