A record after 52 years, and additional description of the emesine assassin bug Emesopsis nubila (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from western India
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Abstract
A small reduviid bug Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893 is reported from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Digital illustrations of important morphological characters, including male genitalia and female terminalia, are provided in the additional description.
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