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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Leatherbugs (Coreoidea) » Broad-headed Bugs (Alydidae) » Alydinae » Hyalymenus » Texas Bow-legged Bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus)
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Ant like bug identify - Hyalymenus tarsatus
Copyright © 2008 JeremyR

Ant like bug identify - Hyalymenus tarsatus
Austin, Texas, USA
October 19, 2008
Size: 1/2"
Large "ant" like bug sitting on a crete myrtle leaf. Note, has a straw like attachment on its mouth. Photo taken in the morning using reverse lens mount.

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Contributed by JeremyR on 3 December, 2008 - 1:36pm
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 6:53pm

Moved
Moved from Hyalymenus.
… Mike Quinn, 25 May, 2011 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Beatriz Moisset, 3 January, 2009 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for the quick identify
Thanks for the quick identify and link!
… JeremyR, 3 December, 2008 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

Super cool!
Great photo, of a really weird bug. I'd love to see one of those some day! Also a good catch recognizing that it isn't an ant, since the mimicry is pretty convincing. It is a broad-headed bug (family Alydidae) in the genus Hyalymenus. Compare it to this picture:
… Mark Fox, 3 December, 2008 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

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