Assassin bug

6449. Found this bug in the house near my exterior door. Chelford rd. Toronto, Ontario. Canada

Number 6449. This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). This is a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information.