First report of the assassin bug Epidaus wangi (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from India
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The assassin bug, Epidaus wangi Chen, Zhu, Wang & Cai, 2016 was originally described from Tibet, China. It is being reported from India for the first time.
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