Masked hunter

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iMasked hunter

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Reduvius
Species: R. personatus
Binomial name
Reduvius personatus

The Masked hunter (Reduvius personatus) is an insect, belonging to the assassin bugs. The name refers to the fact that its nymph camouflages itself with dust. The masked hunter is known as a predator of bedbugs.

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