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Zelus? - Zelus renardii
Copyright © 2008 Sandy Phifer

Zelus? - Zelus renardii
Tucson (inside home on the east side of town), Pima County, Arizona, USA
January 2, 2008
Size: body 1/2", total 7/8"
Found crawling on the guest room bedskirt (ICK!!)around 11 PM. Another (dead) specimen was found in the window sill of the same room (no other insects were found). I placed the critter in a ziplock bag so that I could photograph both the top and bottom views. It tried to fly, so I was able to get a photo with wings outstretched. Should I be worried about guests that had recently been sleeping in that room?

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Contributed by Sandy Phifer on 3 January, 2008 - 1:47pm
Last updated 18 January, 2008 - 4:07pm

yes
This is certainly a member of the genus Zelus. In my non-expert opinion, this is most likely a female Zelus luridus.
… David Kleiman, 3 January, 2008 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Zelus renardii
I sent these photos to the curator at the Dept. of Entomology here at the University of Arizona and he identified the critter as Zelus renardii, a distant (and harmless) relative of the Triatoma Kissing Bug. I'm glad to know it is harmless!
… Sandy Phifer, 3 January, 2008 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

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