- Source: Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus
Cosmoclopius nigroannulatus is a species of assassin bug family (Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae.
It is a predator of pests in tobacco fields. Its main prey is the tobacco grayish bug, Spartocera dentiventris. although it is also known to feed on Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae aphids, as well as Epitrix and Diabrotica speciosa beetles.
Life history
Females require a period of time to mature their reproductive organs after emergence.