Rhynocoris rubricus (Germar ex Ahrens 1816)

Rhynocoris rubricus is a species belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Harpactorinae.

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

• 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.