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Amblythyreus
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Amblythyreus

Amblythyreus is a genus of ambush bugs (Reduviidae: Phymatinae) found mainly in Asia with about 16 species. They are predators that lie in wait mainly in flowers, capturing prey using their forelegs.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amblythyreus gestroi

speciesAmblythyreus gestroi

Amblythyreus rectus

speciesAmblythyreus rectus

Amblythyreus esakii

speciesAmblythyreus esakii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 891953.