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Assassain bug (Stenolemus fraterculus) . Image: Phil Bendle
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Reduviidae
Size range
- Small size 8–10 mm.
Distribution
- Self-introduced from Australia
Life history
- Predacious. Eats small insects
- Sometimes mistaken for a small mantid
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