Rhynocoris bicolor (Fabricius, 1781)

Krüger, Andreas, 2019, Notes on Afrotropical Enicocephalidae and Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with emphasis on vehicle-mounted net samples from Liberia, West Africa, Zootaxa 4688 (2), pp. 232-248 : 242

Rhynocoris bicolor (Fabricius, 1781)

( Fig. 5B, C )

Material examined: LIBERIA: Bong county, Gengema, St. Paul River , 6°54′N 10°22′W, 120 m, 19.v.1989, handcollected, leg. Rolf Garms (1 ♂) ; Weadea creek, Haindi , 6°52′N 10°21′W, 130 m, 19.v.1989, hand-collected, leg. Rolf Garms (1 ♂) ; St. Paul River, Haindi , BMC pump station, 6°54′N 10°23′W, 115 m, 14.v.1989, hand-collected, leg. Rolf Garms (1 ♂) ; Mein creek at Menla , 6°56′N 10°15′W, 120 m, 20.iv.1989, hand-col- lected, leg. Rolf Garms (1 ♂) . UGANDA: Kabarole district, near Nsonge River UEB bridge, 0°21′N 30°16′E, 8.viii.1992, hand-collected, leg. Rolf Garms (1 ♂) .

Distribution: Liberia, Sierra Leone, intertropical Africa.

Remark: A species known for its variable coloration, but see below under Rhinocoris sp.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Reduviidae. A, Rhynocoris albopilosus; B+C, R. bicolor, habitus, pygophore and parameres dorsal view; D+E, Rhynocoris sp., habitus, pygophore and parameres dorsal view; F, R. carmelita; G, R. hutsebauti; H, R. nitidulus; I, R. rapax; Scale bars of habitus pictures: 5 mm.