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Sycanus sp.
Family: Reduviidae, Subfamily: Harpactorinae, Genus: Sycanus. Possible Sycanus Collaris. Approx 25 mm
Mixed deciduos temple grounds (Wat Umong)
Bug was walking in a slow, deliberate fashion. Images displayed in the order taken.
Spotted on May 11, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014
8 Comments
Thank you vft2000
beautiful find rob@
Thanks Bayucca, spotting amended.
So may be Sycanus cf. collaris? Or just Sycanus sp. and adding possible Collaris is the description section?
Hi Bayucca, firstly sorry about the stupid spelling error, corrected. I saw these images also but was reluctant to make a complete ID due to the hesitance of the people at Whats That Bug.
Looks like Sycanus collaris?
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/12/20/a...
http://thailandwildlife.photoshelter.com...
http://www.wildlifethailand.com/index.ph...
There is a little misspelling: Should be Assassin not Assasin...
Hi Lauren, it was only when I got home I saw the great colours, at the time I was constantly being bitten by some large mosquitoes that the locals call ''yung lai'', got dengue from these a couple of years ago.
Love this one with it's expanded blue abdomen and long neck!