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Assassin Bug

Reduviidae

Photo by vipin.baliga
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Field Notes

Description:

This cryptically colored Assassin bug was on a tree bark.

Requesting the ID.

Size: 1 inch approx

Habitat:

Cultivated forest

Reference Links:

Reduviidae

Species ID Suggestions

Assassin Bug

Neocentrocnemis sp.

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Comments (4)
bayucca
Neocentrocnemis stali?? http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/s/neocentrocnemis_stali.html
bayucca
Reduviidae, Centrocneminae, looks like being a Neocentrocnemis sp.. Please, verify! http://www.flickr.com/photos/liewwk/5069854698/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neocentrocnemis-species-23mm-A-/181132730789?nma=true&si=%252F00pdLkh7FndXdbebviVto6PjoU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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Mimetic Animals of the World
Wildlife in the Western Ghats
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Insects and Invertebrates of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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