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Rhynocoris fuscipes
Reduviidae; Harpactorinae; Rhynocoris fuscipes Fabricius, 1804. "Rhynocoris (historically often misspelled as "Rhinocoris") is a genus of assassin bug, family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Species are recorded from Asia, mainland Europe, Africa and North America."... "Species of this genus are noted for providing parental care of offspring. Parental care is unusual in subsocial insects, having only evolved six times in the Heteroptera. R. tristis for example, is well known for guarding egg masses." Wikipedia.
These Assassin Bugs were spotted on foliage growing on a low-lying stretch of land at one end of a rice field. This area is always damp, even in the dry season and is not used for growing rice because it is shaded too much by Mango trees and a house standing right on the boundary of the field with a good sized Pomelo Tree (Citrus maximus) at one corner, overhanging the fence.
Plant information: http://www.stuartxchange.org/Suha.html
Spotted on Jul 13, 2016
Submitted on May 23, 2022
2 Comments
Hi Dawn Lopez-Garanzuay, thank you for passing on your student's comment and please thank your student for me. John B.
My student says he likes your spotting. Thank you for sharing!