Reduvius
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Reduvius is a large genus of reduviids. The masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, is an example of this genus. They measure 8–22 mm. They are the largest predatory insects and one of the largest clades of predatory insects. They are found in many terrestrial ecosystems and microhabitats, ranging from mammal burrows in the desert to logs in rainforests. <!-- following section requires sources/rewrite
Reduvius is a large genus of reduviids. The masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, is an example of this genus. They measure 8–22 mm. They are the largest predatory insects and one of the largest clades of predatory insects. They are found in many terrestrial ecosystems and microhabitats, ranging from mammal burrows in the desert to logs in rainforests.
Partial list of species
Reduvius fedtschenkianus (Oshanin, 1871) Reduvius jakovleffi Reuter, 1892 Reduvius pallipes Klug, 1830 Reduvius personatus (Linnaeus, 1758) "masked hunter" Reduvius senilis Van Duzee, 1906 Reduvius sonoraensis Usinger, 1942 Reduvius testaceus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1845 Reduvius vanduzeei Wygodzinsky & Usinger, 1964
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