Agyrius nr. podagricusStahl, 1863

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

H Yeo

Identified By: WS Hwang & H Yeo

Basic Information

Classification:

Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae

Residency Status:

Native

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:

Body red except head, tibiae, apical one-third of femora and hemelytra black.
Foretibiae conspicously curved.
Scutellum with a distinctive Y-shaped carina

Synonyms

Agyrius podagicus Stål, 1863

Reduvius podagricus Walker, 1873

Basic Information

Biology/Ecology

Synonyms

Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)