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horned reduviid; Zelus sp? - Repipta taurus
Copyright © 2009 David Almquist

horned reduviid; Zelus sp? - Repipta taurus
Newberry, Alachua County, Florida, USA
I don't have the label with me, but this was caught relatively recently. I don't ever remember seeing a reduviid with head horns, although now that I've said that, there are probably a hundred spp that look this way.

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Contributed by David Almquist on 22 April, 2009 - 4:20pm
Last updated 22 April, 2009 - 6:10pm

Aptly named...
Those prominent horns play a part in the species name; this is Repipta taurus which could be called roughly the bull assassin.

And actually yes, there are plenty of assassins with spines at the antennal bases though that feature is more common in the tropical genera.
… drswanny, 22 April, 2009 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
Thanks for the ID
… David Almquist, 22 April, 2009 - 10:52pm login or register to post comments

 
nice series, too
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… v belov, 22 April, 2009 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you.
… David Almquist, 22 April, 2009 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

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