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Masked Hunter Assassin Bug - Reduvius personatus
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

Masked Hunter Assassin Bug - Reduvius personatus
Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada
June 16, 2004
I think this is Reduvius personatus (Reduviidae) eating a lacewing on the wall of our house. Common during June and July around here, they sometimes enter homes and can inflict a painful bite if handled. Another photo here.
The ITIS site lists this as "Redivius" personatus - a misspelling?
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 December, 2004 - 2:04pm
Last updated 14 February, 2005 - 8:27pm

I concur.
Reduvius is easily confused with male Melanolestes, but the latter genus has little "ankle weights," swellings on the fore- and mid-tibia, that are absent in Reduvius. Nice shot. We still need an image of an adult for our field guide (hint, hint everyone:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 December, 2004 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

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