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

Adult Female, 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
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Identified By: WS Hwang & H Yeo

Basic Information

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

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Body generally with dark reddish brown, expcept for the ventral surface of the head, connexivum and abdomen which is yellow-orange.
Pronotum with anterior lateral angles conical, rounded apically.
Hemelytra extending beyond apex of abdomen.
Legs nodulose apically