Eulyes amoena
| Eulyes amoena | |
|---|---|
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| Eulyes amoena from Nias Island | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| 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
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Mimicry in Encyclopedia Britannica
- ↑ Celia M. Santos Mazorra Insectos, Volume 1
- ↑ THE ANIMAL PARASITES OF MAN
- ↑ Reduviidae.de
- Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico
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