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Issue: Vol. 4780 No. 3: 26 May 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-05-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.3.10
Page range: 587–593
Abstract views: 144
PDF downloaded: 12

A new species of the assassin bug genus Rihirbus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ha Noi, Vietnam, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam Tay Nguyen University, 567 Le Duan Street, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dac Lak Province, Vietnam
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ha Noi, Vietnam, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam. Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-osawa 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
Hemiptera Assassin bugs Rihirbus Oriental Region taxonomy new species

Abstract

Rihirbus kronganaensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) is described from central highlands of Vietnam. A key to the species of Rihirbus Stål, 1861 is presented.

 

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