Rhynocoris rubricus

Rhynocoris rubricus is a species belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae.

Rhynocoris rubricus
Dorsal view
Lateral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Harpactorinae
Tribe:	Harpactorini
Genus:	Rhynocoris
Species:	R. rubricus
Binomial name
Rhynocoris rubricus (Germar, 1814)

The base of the scutellum is slightly longer or equal to its height, the front lobe of pronotum is red and femora have a narrow black band.

This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Albania.

References

• Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 — Family Reduviidae — Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region.
• Dioli P., 1990 — Rhinocoris iracundus (Poda, 1761) e Rhinocoris rubricus (Germar, 1816). (Insecta, Heteroptera, Reduviidae). Il Naturalista Valtellinese — Atti Mus. civ. St. Nat. Morbegno (SO).
• Rieger C., 1972 — Zu Rhinocoris Hahn, 1833 (Heteroptera). Dtsch. Ent. Zeitsch. Stuttgart.

External links

• Biolib
• Fauna Europaea