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Physoderes fuliginosa

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Physoderes fuliginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Physoderes
Species:
P. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Physoderes fuliginosa
(Stål, 1870)

Physoderes fuliginosa is a species of assassin bug in the genus Physoderes native to Taiwan.[1][2]

Appearence

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This species looks almost completely black with stripy siding on winglike ends. The head is hairy and the front legs have lining. The top scale is completely black with a little yellow line through it.[3][1]

Records

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There are three live records on the internet taken by Mark Bulahao via iNaturalist observation.[4]

There are multiple pinned specimens on the internet.

References

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  1. ^ a b clarissetan (2017-08-07). "An Eye-Popping Discovery in Southeast Asian Assassin Bug Biodiversity". News from Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. ^ "Physoderes fuliginosa - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. ^ Hwang, Wei Song; Weirauch, Christiane (2017-08-03). "Uncovering hidden biodiversity: phylogeny and taxonomy of Physoderinae (Reduviidae, Heteroptera), with emphasis on Physoderes Westwood in the Oriental and Australasian regions". European Journal of Taxonomy (341). doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.341. ISSN 2118-9773.
  4. ^ "Physoderes fuliginosa". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-04.