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Ptilocerus unicolorMontandon, 1907

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: Holoptilinae
Residency Status:
Native

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Flattened margins on the lateral sides of the pronotum uniform.
Corium about one-third of the whole forewing.
Membrane with basal inner and outer margins suffused with dark brown.
Veins of membrane outlined contrastingly with darker brown