Biology:Repipta taurus

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Short description: Species of true bug

Repipta taurus
Red Bull Assassin Bug - Repipta taurus, Sapelo Island, Georgia - 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Repipta
Species:
R. taurus
Binomial name
Repipta taurus
(Fabricius, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Zelus taurus Fabricius, 1803

Repipta taurus, the red bull assassin, is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Red bull assassin, Repipta taurus

References

Further reading

  • Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10651036 entry