Location: Europe > Portugal > Algarve
Date Photo Taken: July 18, 2014
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This assassin bug attacked
two adult Tortoise beetles (Aspidomorpha deusta, Cassidinae)
in a row in one hour only; the larvae of the same species were not interesting to him.
L.: ca. 4cm (rostrum till abdomen)
Sycanus bifidus FABRICIUS, 1787 ?
Genus: Sycanus AMYOT & SERVILLE, 1843
Tribus: Harpactorini
Subfamily Harpactorinae
[det. Daniel Bauer, 2010, based on photos]
Family: Reduviidae (Assassin bugs, Raubwanzen)
Superfamily: Cimicomorpha
Suborder: Heteroptera (real bugs, Wanzen)
Order: Hemiptera (true bugs, Schnabelkerfe)
Indonesia, W-Java, 10km S Tangerang: vic. Serpong, 50m asl.
(Kampung: meadows for Water buffaloes, no pesticides!)
180mm (Tamron), f/9, 1/200s, -1/3 EV, ISO100, internal flash
IMG_5896
superfamily: Pentatomoidea Leach, 1815
family: Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 (shield bugs)
subfamily: Asopinae Spinola, 1850
genus: Cazira Amyot & Serville, 1843
Cazira chiroptera (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840)
https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id917010/
Indonesia, W-Java: Cidahu, ca. 1150m asl., 24.04.2011; IMG_1211
I was stunned to see a complete demon like face on this bug..!!
To me this face is complete with the beautiful crown formed by the limbs... :-)
size: 1cm approx
Being reared in this picture for potential biocontrol purposes.