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Physoderes curculionisChina, 1935

Adult Male, pinned specimen: A - Dorsal view B - Lateral view.
This image was contributed by Yeo Huiqing as part of her undergraduate final year project in NUS.

H Yeo
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Identified By: WS Hwang & H Yeo

Basic Information

Classification:
Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Reduviidae: Physoderinae
Residency Status:
Native

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Body generally greyish black.
Irregular spot in middle of base of pronotum yellow.
Anterior lobe of pronotum longer than posterior lobe.
Tongue-shaped posterior lobes on each side of scutellum slightly shorter than broad, outwardly straight, inwardly rounded