Eulyes amoena

Eulyes amoena
Eulyes amoena from Nias Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Infraorder:	Cimicomorpha
Superfamily:	Reduvioidea
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Harpactorinae
Genus:	Eulyes
Species:	E. amoena
Binomial name
Eulyes amoena (Guérin, 1838)

Eulyes amoena is a species of true assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. ^[1]

Description

Eulyes amoena shows an aposematic black and red coloration. The black and red nymphs of these assassin bugs are mimicked by the nymph of the orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) . ^[2]

Distribution

This species is widespread in Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra and Java). ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Biolib
2. Mimicry in Encyclopædia Britannica
3. Celia M. Santos Mazorra Insectos, Volume 1
4. "THE ANIMAL PARASITES OF MAN". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
5. "Reduviidae.de". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2015-02-09.

Further reading

• Maldonado Capriles J. (1990): Catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World, Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico

External links

• An image of a live individual in Flickr.com