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Neoscadra sp. "1"(prelim. id. by WS. Hwang & HQ. Yeo)

Adult Male, pinned specimen: A - Dorsal View.
This image was contributed by Yeo Huiqing as part of her undergraduate final year project in NUS.

H Yeo
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Identified By: WS Hwang & H Yeo
Species Interactions (1)

Basic Information

Classification:
Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae
Residency Status:
Native

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Head, pronotum and legs iridiscent dark purple.
Postocular part of head more than twice as long as anteocular.
Anterior pronotal lobe with a median longitudinal sulcus but not extending to the transverse sulcus.
Hind lobe containing three longitudinal grooves (one in the middle and two at the sides) with obvious carina.
Edge of the connexivum red