Unknown beetle - Reduvius personatus

Got it!

I'm considerably less strong in my nymphal assassin bug identifications but I think I've got this one figured out.

I suspect this is an undusty nymph of Reduvius personatus. It's also one of the later instars. There are three main clues that lead me to this: (a) the coloration of the legs ie black femora and brownish tibiae, (b) the location of the specimen which is presumably from a human habitation and (c) the similarity of the abdomen of this nymph to the nymphal abdomen of the Triatoma. In the reduviid phylogeny, the Triatominae and Reduviinae are rather closely related. Additionally this image of a dust-covered nymph shows similar abdominal pattern in the uncovered edge:

… drswanny, 6 July, 2009 - 12:15pm

great! makes perfect sense...

...and underscores how much confusion the hygiene may cause if misused!

… v belov, 6 July, 2009 - 12:22pm

Thank you so much for your he

Thank you so much for your help. Your input looks on the mark. I would like to move this from the request section...do you know which section this would be placed?

Thanks again! Mystery solved.

… L. Massman, 6 July, 2009 - 12:21pm

moved

… v belov, 6 July, 2009 - 12:24pm

nymphal assassin bug, rather [not a beetle]

not sure which one -- i don't know nymphs -- but other will hopefully tell you more
for more on that family go node/view/166

… v belov, 5 July, 2009 - 11:35pm

Thank you....now that I've lo

Thank you....now that I've looked up the adults, it seems you are indeed, correct. Thank you so much!

… L. Massman, 6 July, 2009 - 10:16am