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Oncopeltus fasciatus - female

Oncopeltus fasciatus - Female
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
Size: 14.8 mm (head-wings tip)
I found it dead, on February 12, 2015 on a wood wall, hiding on the wall pattern.
But in the same day I saw one specimen alive. I don't know the source of food for them in this month.
The body size: 12.4 mm (but it is dehydrated)
The sternal process of this female seems to be very accented. Is it a normal variation or it is caused by dehydration?
See here (1) on page 6 a good photo of the female sternal process versus the male anatomy.

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