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Protean Shieldback - Atlanticus testaceus - female
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Protean Shieldback - Atlanticus testaceus - Female
Snowhill Road north of Cabin Branch Creek, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 13, 2007
Size: 23 mm
Found trapped in a building alcove. Appears to be Atlanticus pachymerus as shown in Rehn and Hebard (1916), now included in Atlanticus testaceus. Captured, measured, and posed. Body length 23 mm, 40 mm with ovipositor.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 14 September, 2007 - 10:46am

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