''Durevius'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
assassin bugs
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main example ...
restricted to the island of
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
Five species are known.
Partial list of species
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Durevius piceus''
Villiers 1962
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Durevius tuberculatus''
Villiers 1950
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Durevius usingeri''
Villiers 1960
References
Reduviidae
Cimicomorpha genera
Insects of Madagascar
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
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