Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00665
Ectomocoris biguttulus
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About Ectomocoris biguttulus
Ectomocoris biguttulus is a member of Reduviidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Ectomocoris biguttulus (Ectomocoris biguttulus) is documented from Kauaʻi. Assassin bugs are predatory true bugs with a strong piercing rostrum used to subdue prey. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record prey, hunting behavior, nymph/adult, host vegetation and locality. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Ectomocoris biguttulus is an introduced assassin bug documented from Kauaʻi. It is a predatory true bug and should be shown with complete raptorial forelegs and rostrum.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey documented a Kauaʻi specimen from Līhuʻe; ITIS treats the species as introduced in Hawaiʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; immature/nymphal stages; adult; no pupa.
Habitat
Vegetation, ground layer, bark and other habitats containing arthropod prey.
Food and ecological role
Other insects and arthropods; prey range is species-specific.
Reproduction
Egg-laying followed by predatory nymphal stages.
Movement
Adults walk and often fly; nymphs hunt on foot.
Ecosystem role
Arthropod predator.
Threats and impacts
Introduced species can alter local predator-prey relationships; some reduviids can bite defensively.
Monitoring
Record prey, hunting behavior, nymph/adult, host vegetation and locality.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ectomocoris biguttulus
- Family
- Reduviidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Ectomocoris biguttulus is a member of Reduviidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.