Rhynocoris

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Rhynocoris
Assassin bug (Rhynocoris iracundus) with bee prey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Rhynocoris
Hahn, 1834
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Synonyms
  • Scotarpax Amyot, 1846
  • Rhinocoris Kolenati, 1857 (Lapsus calami)
  • Charontus Stål, 1874
  • Chirillus Stål, 1874
  • Diphymus Stål, 1874
  • Harpiscus Stål, 1874
  • Hypertolmus Stål, 1874
  • Lamphrius Stål, 1874
  • Oncauchenius Stål, 1874
  • Coranideus Reuter, 1881
Rhynocoris annulatus looking for prey

Rhynocoris (historically often misspelled as "Rhinocoris"[1]) is a genus of assassin bug, family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Species are recorded from Asia, mainland Europe, Africa and North America.[2]

Species of this genus are noted for providing parental care of offspring. Parental care is unusual in subsocial insects, having only evolved six times in the Heteroptera. R. tristis for example, is well known for guarding egg masses.[3]

Rhynocoris kumarii is known to prey upon the larvae of Euproctis fraterna (Moore).[4]

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