| Bagauda zetteli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Bagauda |
| Species: | B. zetteli |
| Binomial name | |
| Bagauda zetteli Redei, 2005 | |
Bagauda zetteli is a species of assassin bug in the subfamily Emesinae found in Borneo. The species was described in 2005 and was found near the entrance to a cave. [1]
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