Reduvius

Reduvius
Reduvius personatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Reduviinae
Genus:	Reduvius Fabricius, 1775

Reduvius is a large genus of reduviids or assassin bugs. The masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, is a well-known 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