Biology:Rhynocoris tristis
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Rhynocoris |
| Species: | R. tristis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhynocoris tristis (Stål, 1855)
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Rhynocoris tristis is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. R. tristis is a polyphagous predator found in sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Life History
R. tristis is associated with Stylosanthes guinaensis, and this association is thought to be due to the prey species attracted by flowers of S. guinaensis.[2] R. tristis is unusual in the insect world in that males provide paternal care by guarding egg masses[3] from parasitic wasps and insect predators.[1] Males will also cannibalize some of the eggs that they guard.[4] R. tristis prefers to lay its eggs on the stems of plants, in contrast to most members of the harpactorinae, which prefer to lay them on the undersides of leaves.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lisa K. Thomas; Andrea Manica (2005). "Intrasexual competition and mate choice in assassin bugs with uniparental male and female care". Animal Behaviour 69: 275–281. http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/manica/ms/2005_Thomas_and_Manica_An_Behav.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ↑ Thomas, L. K.; Manica, A. (2003). "Filial cannibalism in an assassin bug". Animal Behaviour 66: 205–210.
- ↑ Christy A. Beal; Douglas W. Tallamy (2006). "A new record of amphisexual care in an insect with exclusive paternal care: Rhynocoris tristis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)". Journal of Ethology 24 (3): 305–307. doi:10.1007/s10164-005-0190-2.
- ↑ Thomas, L. K. (1994). The evolution of parental care in assassin bugs (Ph.D. thesis). University of Cambridge.
Wikidata ☰ Q7321746 entry
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