Rhynocoris rubricus is a species belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpactorinae |
| Tribe: | Harpactorini |
| Genus: | Rhynocoris |
| Species: | R. rubricus
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| Rhynocoris rubricus (Germar, 1814)
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The base of the scutellum is slightly longer or equal to its height, the front lobe of pronotum is red and femora have a narrow black band.
This species is mainly found in France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Albania.
References edit
- Putshkov P.V., Putshkov V.G., 1996 — Family Reduviidae — Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region.
- Dioli P., 1990 — Rhinocoris iracundus (Poda, 1761) e Rhinocoris rubricus (Germar, 1816). (Insecta, Heteroptera, Reduviidae). Il Naturalista Valtellinese — Atti Mus. civ. St. Nat. Morbegno (SO).
- Rieger C., 1972 — Zu Rhinocoris Hahn, 1833 (Heteroptera). Dtsch. Ent. Zeitsch. Stuttgart.
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