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Zelus Assassin Bug

Zelus ruficeps

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A brown Assassin Bug with a bright red head and silver eyes. Its' markings made it look initially like a soldier bug. About 1 cm long. The underside was stripped with red and white. It also had extraordinarily long antennae. Family Reduviidae.

Habitat:

Forest, Chorreadero Park, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Zelus ruficeps Stal, 1862 -- Discover Life

Species ID Suggestions

Zelus Assasin Bug

Zelus cf. ruficeps

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