Brontostoma discus

Brontostoma discus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae

Brontostoma is a neotropical genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. About 20 species have been described. These species are brightly colored with reds and oranges, and like all members of the Ectrichodiinae, specialize on millipede prey.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 33Argentina · 9Bolivia · 2Paraguay · 2France · 1

Sources and credits

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