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Bug - Triatoma
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Bug - Triatoma
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 28, 2009
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Nymph?

Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 29 June, 2009 - 11:20am

Looks to be sanguisuga
We're thinking that lecticularia would be more hairy
… john and jane balaban, 28 June, 2020 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

Reminds me of
Triatoma
… Charley Eiseman, 29 June, 2009 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
....
Agreed. I thought of that when I saw it but wasn't sure.
… Sam Houston, 29 June, 2009 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

 
Ditto
Are you plowing through wood rat middens? That is where the nymphs of Triatoma are typically found.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 June, 2009 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

 
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Well, sort of. I was looking around an old firewood pile.
… Sam Houston, 29 June, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

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