| Astinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Tribe: | Harpactorini |
| Genus: | Astinus Stål, 1859 |
| Species | |
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Astinus is a genus of assassin bug (family Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. [1]
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