''Durevius'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 exampl ...
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
''Durevius'' is a small genus of assassin bugs restricted to the island of Madagascar. Five species are known.
Partial list of species
*'' Durevius piceus'' Villiers 1962
*''Durevius tuberculatus
''Durevius'' is a small genus of assassin bug ...
''
Villiers 1962
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Durevius tuberculatus
''Durevius'' is a small genus of assassin bugs restricted to the island of Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar ...
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Villiers 1950
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Durevius usingeri
''Durevius'' is a small genus of assassin bugs restricted to the island of Madagascar. Five species are known.
Partial list of species
*''Durevius piceus'' Villiers 1962
*''Durevius tuberculatus
''Durevius'' is a small genus of assassin bugs ...
''
Villiers 1960
References
Reduviidae
Cimicomorpha genera
Insects of Madagascar
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
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