Reduvius personatus (LINNAEUS 1758)

Yildirim, E., Moulet, P., Külekçi, G. & Bulak, Y., 2010, Contribution to the Knowledge of Reduviidae (Hemiptera) Fauna of Turkey, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 825-831 : 829

Reduvius personatus (LINNAEUS 1758)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Ankara: Haymana, 28.VII.1995 ,; Antalya: Turunçova , 19.VII.1995 ,; zmir: 24. VII.1984,; Kütahya: Tav anl, 10.IX.1994 ,; Tokat: Çevreli , 15.VIII.1983 ,.

D i s t r i b u t i o n i n T u r k e y: Bursa,zmir, Sakarya ( ÖNDER 1980).

A well known species outside and inside houses (e.g. in libraries, formerly in butchers’); attacks and eats preys of several arthropods orders; larvae hide with sand, dust … A palaearctic species (unknown in Japan), present (introduced) in North America; mentioned (maybe erroneously) from South America and Australia; only one station in HOBERLANDT (1955).