.30" Fossil Assassin Bug (Reduviidae) - Bois d’Asson, France

This is a fossil assassin bug (order Hemiptera, family Reduviidae), collected from the Oligocene-aged deposits of Bois d'Asson, France. The bug measures .30" wide and is beautifully detailed with preserved legs.

This is part of an old collection that we recently acquired. The collection includes a variety of insect fossils from around Southern France, collected over a span of 50 years by a woman with PhDs in paleontology and pharmacology.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Order Hemiptera, Family Reduviidae
LOCATION
Bois d’Asson, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
SIZE
Bug: .30" wide, Rock: 2.6 x 1.65"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#256784
GUARANTEE
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