Sphedanolestes cingulatus
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| Species: | S. cingulatus
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| Sphedanolestes cingulatus Fieber, 1864
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Sphedanolestes cingulatus is a species of assassin bug belonging to the family Reduviidae, in the subfamily Harpactorinae.
They are predators of other invertebrates that are waiting for the pass, usually on the leaves of the shrubs or on the flowers.
An easy distinctive character of S. cingulatus in respect of Rhynocoris species is the back completely black and the femora with three red and black rings.
S. cingulatus is an endemic Italian species, but rare or not common, present in Italian mainland and in Sicily. It measures about 10 millimetres (0.4 in).