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Copyright © 2008 Preston Scott Justis

Bug ID
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
March 1, 2008
Size: ~8mm
Found under bark of dead tree.
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Contributed by Preston Scott Justis on 4 March, 2008 - 12:19pm
Last updated 5 March, 2008 - 11:03am

Good catch. You are definitly
Good catch. You are definitly right about constricted neck of the pronotum. Thanks.
… Matthew5, 5 March, 2008 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

Nabid
I have a tendency to think this is a damsel bug. 8mm is a bit small for most assassins. The pronotum also has a constricted neck and if I squint (or wish) hard enough, I can see a number of smaller cells on the apical margin of the wing membrane.
… drswanny, 4 March, 2008 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Nabid
Yes, this is Nabidae.
… Brad Barnd, 5 March, 2008 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

this is an Assasin bug. it i
this is an Assasin bug. it is a true bug. you can tell by the v shape on the top its abdomen near its thorax. They are also called bee assasins.
… Matthew5, 4 March, 2008 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

Sorry...
this is a bit of a shot in the dark, but some of the BG images of broad-headed bugs look similar to me?
… Ken Schneider, 4 March, 2008 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Everybody.....
For the ID!
… Preston Scott Justis, 5 March, 2008 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

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