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This assassin bug attacked
two adult Tortoise beetles (Aspidomorpha deusta, Cassidinae)
in a row in one hour only; the larvae of the same species were not interesting to him.

L.: ca. 4cm (rostrum till abdomen)

Sycanus bifidus FABRICIUS, 1787 ?
Genus: Sycanus AMYOT & SERVILLE, 1843
Tribus: Harpactorini
Subfamily Harpactorinae
[det. Daniel Bauer, 2010, based on photos]
Family: Reduviidae (Assassin bugs, Raubwanzen)
Superfamily: Cimicomorpha
Suborder: Heteroptera (real bugs, Wanzen)
Order: Hemiptera (true bugs, Schnabelkerfe)

Indonesia, W-Java, 10km S Tangerang: vic. Serpong, 50m asl.
(Kampung: meadows for Water buffaloes, no pesticides!)

180mm (Tamron), f/9, 1/200s, -1/3 EV, ISO100, internal flash
IMG_5896