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Assassin Bugs

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

Note

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CategoryAbbreviationCriteria
Not ThreatenedLeast ConcernLCNot approaching threatened status
Near-ThreatenedNTClose to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
ThreatenedVulnerableVUThere are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
EndangeredENThere are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Critically EndangeredCRThere are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Extirpation & ExtinctionPresumed Nationally ExtinctNExThe species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Globally ExtinctEXThe species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other CategoriesData DeficientDDInadequate information to make an informed assessment
Not ApplicableNASpecies that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
Not EvaluatedNESpecies that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
Not ListedNLSpecies not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityRDB2RDB3
ReduviidaeAcanthaspisquadriannulataStål, 1870Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeAcanthaspisinermisStål, 1870Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeAcanthaspissigniferaStål, 1863Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeAdemulareticulataMcAtee & Malloch, 1926Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeAgyriuspodagricusStål, 1863Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeAulacogeniapatalungaeMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeAulacogeniavicinaMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeBagaudasimilisWygodzinsky, 1966Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeBiasticuseburneusMiller, 1941Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeCanthesancusguloStål, 1863Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeCentrocnemismalayanaMiller, 1956Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeCosmolestespicticeps(Stål, 1859)Not ListedLC
ReduviidaeEctomocorisatrox(Stål, 1855)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeEctomocoriselegans(Fabricius, 1803)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeEmesopsisgaiusMcAtee & Malloch, 1926Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeEmesopsisobsoletusMcAtee & Malloch, 1926Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeEmpicoristesselatoidesWygodzinsky & Usinger, 1960Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeEmpyrocorispelia(Distant, 1904)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeEuagorasplagiatus(Burmeister, 1834)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeEuagorassordidatusStål, 1866Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeGardenamelinathrumDohrn, 1859Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeGardenamuscicapa(Bergroth, 1906)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeHaematoloecharidleyanaDistant, 1902Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeHoloptilusleprosusMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeInaraalboguttataStål, 1863Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeInaraflavopictaStål, 1859Not ListedLC
ReduviidaeIschnobaenellapolymela(Kirkaldy, 1901)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeLenaeuspyrrhusStål, 1859Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeLisardaannularis(Walker, 1873)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeLisardaerectaDistant, 1904Not ListedEN
ReduviidaeLisardainornata(Walker, 1873)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeLisardapallidispinaStål, 1874Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeLisardarhyparaStål, 1859Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeLisardasingaporiensisMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeNeostaccialaticollisMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeOncocephaluscingalensisWalker, 1873Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeOncocephaluslineosusDistant, 1904Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeOncocephalusannulipesStål, 1855Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeOncocephalussarawakensisMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePhyrxobotrysridiculaWygodzinsky, 1966Not ListedVU
ReduviidaePhysoderescurculionisChina, 1935Not ListedVU
ReduviidaePloiariainsolida(White, 1877)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePloiariamaaiWygodzinsky, 1966Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePolididusarmatissimusStål, 1859Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePolytoxusfuscovittatus(Stål, 1859)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePtilocerussubreticulatusMontandon, 1907Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePtilocerusunicolorMontandon, 1907Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePtilocerusvenosus(Walker, 1873)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaePygolampisridleyiMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeRhynocorisniasensisMiller, 1941Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeSastrapadasingaporiensisMiller, 1940Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeScadracostalis(Lethierry, 1888)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeScadragemellaMiller, 1953Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeSchottusluteicollis(Walker, 1873)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeScipiniahorrida(Stål, 1843)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeSycanuscollaris(Fabricius, 1781)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeTriatomarubrofasciata(De Geer, 1773)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeTribelocephalaindica(Walker, 1873)Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeTridemulapallidaMcAtee & Malloch, 1926Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeTridemulaplurimaMcAtee & Malloch, 1926Not ListedDD
ReduviidaeValentiaapetala(Vuillefroy, 1864)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeVelinusnigrigenu(Amyot & Serville, 1843)Not ListedVU
ReduviidaeVelitrarubropicta(Amyot & Serville, 1843)Not ListedEN
ReduviidaeVesbiuspurpureus(Thunberg, 1783)Not ListedDD