Eulyes amoena

Eulyes amoena is a species of true assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.[1]

Eulyes amoena
Eulyes amoena from Nias Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Infraorder:
Cimicomorpha
Superfamily:
Reduvioidea
Family:
Reduviidae
Subfamily:
Harpactorinae
Genus:
Eulyes
Species:
E. amoena
Binomial name
Eulyes amoena
(Guérin, 1838)

Description

Eulyes amoena shows a warningly black and red coloration. The black and red larva of these stinking bugs are mimicked the larva of a Bornean mantid.[2]

Distribution

This species is widespread in Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra and Java).[3][4][5]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Mimicry in Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. Celia M. Santos Mazorra Insectos, Volume 1
  4. "THE ANIMAL PARASITES OF MAN". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  5. "Reduviidae.de". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  • Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico


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