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Calphurnioides connexus(McAtee & Malloch, 1926)

Adult Female, pinned specimen: A - Dorsal view B - Lateral 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

Basic Information

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

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Large eyes.
First rostrum segment black.
Second rostrum segment swollen.
Forewings always with one longitudinal pigment stripe on basal half.
Patterns and veins of forewing as in figure: Large discal cell narrowing towards the end, short vein connecting base of discal cell to costal margin, pterostigma not projecting beyond apex of discal cell, horizontal pigment stripe connected to Cu vein

Synonyms

Emesopsis (Pseudobolos) connexus McAtee & Malloch, 1926