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Issue: Vol. 2887 No. 1: 23 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2887.1.2
Page range: 50–56
Abstract views: 60
PDF downloaded: 1

Redescription of a little known assassin bug Caunus noctulus Hsiao (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae), with special reference to its sexual dimorphism

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
College of Environment and Life Sciences, Kaili University, Kaili, Guizhou 556000, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
Hemiptera Reduviidae Stenopodainae Caunus noctulus redescription sexual dimorphism

Abstract

The stenopodaine assassin bug, Caunus noctulus Hsiao, has a distinct sexual dimorphism. In this paper the morphological characters of this species are redescribed based on the holotype and other materials. Illustrations of habitus, head, pronotum, and other structures are provided to facilitate recognition of this little known reduviid.

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