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Zelus exsanguis

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Zelus exsanguis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Zelus
Species:
Z. exsanguis
Binomial name
Zelus exsanguis
Stål, 1862

Zelus exsanguis is a species of insect.

Description

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13–16 mm long. Yellowish-brown to reddish-brown in color. Pronotum with sharp pronotal spines.[1]

Range

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Mexico to Panama.[1]

Habitat

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Ecology

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Etymology

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Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ a b Zhang, Guanyang; Hart, Elwood; Weirauch, Christiane (2016-07-08). "A taxonomic monograph of the assassin bug genus Zelus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): 71 species based on 10,000 specimens". Biodiversity Data Journal. 4 (4): e8150. doi:10.3897/BDJ.4.e8150. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5019016. PMID 27651730.