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Masked hunter

Reduvius personatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The masked hunter (Reduvius personatus) is a species in the family Reduviidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the masked hunter

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the masked hunter live?

Not recorded

Is the masked hunter endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the masked hunter classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyReduviidae
  6. genusReduvius
  7. SpeciesReduvius personatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex personatus

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Masked bed-bug hunterEnglish
  • رضوفة شخصيةArabic
  • Caçador emmascaratCatalan
  • zákeřnice domácíCzech
  • MasketægeDanish
  • KotwanzeGerman
  • Harilik röövlutikasEstonian
  • väijyludeFinnish
  • Réduve masquéFrench
  • szemetes zugpoloskaHungarian
  • Tamsioji PlėšriablakėLithuanian
  • maskeringstegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • MaskerwantsDutch
  • Zajadek domowyPolish
  • Грязный хищнецRussian
  • Zákernica domováSlovak
  • smutsstinkflySwedish
  • Ночоліз-смітяникUkrainian
  • SengetægeDanish
  • SkarntægeDanish
  • Große RaubwanzeGerman
  • Maskierter StrolchGerman
  • StaubwanzeGerman
  • Gemaskeerde roofwantsDutch
  • MaskerroofwantsDutch
  • Хищнец ряженыйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the masked hunter

Other species in the same genus Reduvius.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the masked hunter?

The masked hunter (Reduvius personatus) belongs to the family Reduviidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Masked hunter (Reduvius personatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-hunter

MLA

“Masked hunter (Reduvius personatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-hunter.

BibTeX
@misc{masked_hunter_2026,
  title = {Masked hunter (Reduvius personatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-hunter},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}