Coreoidea - Vazquezitocoris repletus

Moved

Moved from Coreini.

… v belov, 14 March, 2016 - 9:29pm

cool thing

… v belov, 14 March, 2016 - 3:35pm

Thank you Belov!

I just dropped this specimen at the NMSU Arthropod Museum in Las Cruces since it was found 0.7 driving miles away from the museum and NMSU entomologists believe this is most likely a new state record.
I will mail the Asarcopus palmarum specimens to TAMU Arthropod Museum; which is a first for Texas.

… Salvador Vitanza, 14 March, 2016 - 3:58pm

neat man

thanks for your nice additions to our faunal records

… v belov, 14 March, 2016 - 4:01pm

Vazquezitocoris repletus?

… Iustin Cret, 12 March, 2016 - 9:01pm

Dan Swanson tells me...

...that he's fairly sure that the critter is "something in the Althos/Villasitocoris/Vasquezitocoris complex." I'm hopeful that he will come up with a determination before too long.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 March, 2016 - 7:50pm

I shared these images with a Coreid expert

and he is confident this bug is V. repletus.

… Salvador Vitanza, 14 March, 2016 - 4:53pm

Can you share...

...the individual's name and affiliation?

… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 March, 2016 - 5:28pm

I just asked his permission...

He is John M. Leavengood, Jr. with USDA-APHIS-PPQ at Pharr, TX. His reply was "Vazquezitocoris repletus (Van Duzee, 1925). Looks like you guys already had zeroed in on it. I'm pretty confident that's it."

… Salvador Vitanza, 15 March, 2016 - 3:12pm

thanks -- post edited to reflect his ID

i was pretty sure it was him... i saw him work on coreids in the TAMU coll'n earlier this year

… v belov, 15 March, 2016 - 3:20pm

In any of these genera

it will be a new find for NM. Great!

… Salvador Vitanza, 13 March, 2016 - 8:20pm

I hope you're right!

There is no BG page for either this species or genus. The photo posted by The California Academy of Sciences seems like a good match to me. I appreciate your help.

… Salvador Vitanza, 12 March, 2016 - 9:27pm

Moved

Moved from True Bugs.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 March, 2016 - 8:00pm

Thank you Ken!

I value your kind help.

… Salvador Vitanza, 2 March, 2016 - 8:04pm

An interesting one

I'm seeing a couple in the Guide that are somewhat similar, but no really good matches.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 March, 2016 - 8:16pm

That's two interesting bugs

in a row! I am glad to be providing you with some challenges and hopefully BG will be getting something new. Thanks Ken!

… Salvador Vitanza, 2 March, 2016 - 8:22pm