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Oncocephalus sp. "1"(prelim. id. by WS. Hwang & HQ. Yeo)

Adult Female, pinned specimen: A - Dorsal view B - Lateral view C - Ventral 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: Stenopodainae
Residency Status:
Native

Biology/Ecology

Identifying Features:
Pronotum with three black fasciae, with the middle being the thickest.
Both anterior and posterior angles of pronotum pronounced.
Scutellum projection long and raised.
Four dark spots present on each of the forewing - the first a faint elongate spot in the inner margin of the clavus, the second a small spot along the clavus, the third subquadrate spot within the discal cell and the third elongate spot in the middle of the membrane