Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Riptortus abdominalis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Riptortus pedestris
- Riptortus linearis
- Riptortus serripes
- Megalotomus quinquespinosus
- Hyalymenus longispinus
- Hyalymenus tarsatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Alydidae
- Genus
- Riptortus
- Species
- Riptortus abdominalis
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