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Pnirontis? - Pnirontis infirma - male
Copyright © 2009 Ashley Bradford

Pnirontis? - Pnirontis infirma - Male
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 28, 2009
Found on my door frame at night.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 1 July, 2009 - 10:10pm
Last updated 2 July, 2009 - 12:48pm

thanks, Swanny!
Moved from Pnirontis.
… v belov, 2 July, 2009 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

Pnirontis infirma
male
… drswanny, 2 July, 2009 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Great, thanks
What distinguishes it as a male?
… Ashley Bradford, 2 July, 2009 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

 
In males...
the terminal end of the abdomen is V-emarginate. Females have a more triangular or filled-in end of the abdomen. See this image of a female:



This distinction can be used to sex Pnirontis, Ctenotrachelus and Pygolampis.
… drswanny, 6 July, 2009 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, thank you
Nice of them to have such an obvious feature. =)
… Ashley Bradford, 6 July, 2009 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

sure -- very nice!
i hope our own drswanny will tell you species
… v belov, 1 July, 2009 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
This is the only one of these I've seen. It's interesting to me that I see some kinds of bugs over and over at my patio lights, while others I see only once or twice.
… Ashley Bradford, 2 July, 2009 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

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