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Genus Rhynocoris

Reduviidae - Rhynocoris ventralis? - Rhynocoris ventralis Reduviidae - Rhynocoris ventralis? - Rhynocoris ventralis Rhynocoris nymph? - Rhynocoris ventralis Red bug, Southern Oregon - Rhynocoris ventralis Reduviidae - Rhynocoris?  - Rhynocoris ventralis harpactorini? - Rhynocoris ventralis Harpactorini? - Rhynocoris ventralis Flower Assassin Bug - Rhynocoris ventralis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)
Subfamily Harpactorinae
Tribe Harpactorini
Genus Rhynocoris
Pronunciation
rye-NOCK-err-iss
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Scotarpax Amyot & Serville, 1843
Hypertolmus Stål, 1874
Diphymus Stål, 1874
Chirillus Stål, 1874
Lamphrius Stål, 1874
Harpiscus Stål, 1874
Oncauchenius Stål, 1874
Taeniorphus Stål, 1874
Charontus Stål, 1874
Coranideus Reuter, 1881

often incorrectly spelled Rhinocoris
Explanation of Names
Rhynocoris Hahn 1834
'beaky bug'
Numbers
2 spp. north of Mexico(1), many in the Old World
Size
10-15 mm
Identification
In the Apiomerini (which contains the most commonly confused genus Apiomerus), the first antennal segment is shorter than the head, the ocelli are farther apart than the eyes and the tarsal claws are simple. In Rhynocoris (and Harpactorini in general), the first antennal segment is longer than the head, the ocelli are situated more closely than the eyes and the tarsal claws are dentate or appendiculate.
Rh. ventralis: Body and legs largely red or yellow;
Rh. leucospilus: Black, with yellow spots on sides of abdomen only
Range
Worldwide; in our area, R. ventralis widespread across the US, the Palaearctic R. leucospilus known from Sitka, AK
Remarks
On a worldwide scale, this genus has been used in the past as a "dumping ground" for harpactorine assassin bugs.
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