Atrachelus cinereus subsp. crassicornis

Atrachelus cinereus crassicornis (Burmeister, 1835) This is a species of small reduviids, with about 7 to 8 mm in length. Their dorsal body surface is mostly brownish with several small pale markings, mainly on the legs. Males are recognized by the enlargement of the third antennal segment (first flagellomere) (Fig. 3F). Michel (1993) stated that the species is common in cotton plantations, and it was already recorded in rice crops too (Souza et al. 2015). Distribution. It is a species of wide geographical distribution which extends from Southern (Neotropical) part of Mexico to Argentina (Elkins 1954; Maldonado and Brailovsky 1985).